LessonsTypes of Impurity and Methods of PurificationQuiz

وَمَنْ أَصَابَهُ مِنَ النَّجَاسَةِ الْمُغَلَّظَةِ، كَالدَّمِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَالْغَائِطِ وَالْخَمْرِ، مِقْدَارَ الدِّرْهَمِ وَمَا دُونَهُ: جَازَتِ الصَّلَاةُ مَعَهُ، وَإِنْ زَادَ: لَمْ تَجُزْ.
Translation: If a person is affected by severe impurity such as blood, urine, feces or wine in an amount no greater than a dirham, prayer is permissible; more than that invalidates prayer.

Excused quantity does not mean that the filth has turned pure. The substance remains impure, while prayer validity is considered with a defined tolerance. The legal measure of a dirham is not simply the weight of a modern coin.

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Severe Impurity and the Dirham Threshold

Types of Impurity and Methods of Purification

وَمَنْ أَصَابَهُ مِنَ النَّجَاسَةِ الْمُغَلَّظَةِ، كَالدَّمِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَالْغَائِطِ وَالْخَمْرِ، مِقْدَارَ الدِّرْهَمِ وَمَا دُونَهُ: جَازَتِ الصَّلَاةُ مَعَهُ، وَإِنْ زَادَ: لَمْ تَجُزْ.
Translation: If a person is affected by severe impurity such as blood, urine, feces or wine in an amount no greater than a dirham, prayer is permissible; more than that invalidates prayer.

Excused quantity does not mean that the filth has turned pure. The substance remains impure, while prayer validity is considered with a defined tolerance. The legal measure of a dirham is not simply the weight of a modern coin.