Sunday 17 February 2013

CLEANNESS OF CLOTHES



CLEANNESS OF CLOTHES
(Second pre-condition for Salat)

Q.   What do we mean by the cleanness of clothes?
*  It is necessary that clothes (such as shirt, cap, turban, coat, etc) on the body of one who is offering Salat are clean in the sense that there should neither be major uncleanness more than the size of a derham, nor minor uncleanness covering more than one fourth part of a clothing. This is an essential prerequisite for the validity of Salat. Thus, if major uncleanness covers an area less than the circumference of a derham or minor uncleanness involves less than one fourth of the clothing Salat will be technically valid but undesirable.

Q.   Is Salat valid if one corner if the long turban used by the worshipper is unclean though it is separate from the body of such a worshipper?
*  A clothing that is attached to the body of the worshipper in such a way that it moves along with his movement, must needs be free from uncleanness. Hence, in such a situation the Salat will not be valid. It is because the turban will also move along with the movement of his body.

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