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Is salaah valid with impurity on the clothes?

47 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 7 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, AskImam, Jamiat KZN, Azaadville, Ibn Masood, Camperdown and others). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

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What the Darul Iftas say

“He will not become a disbeliever through this action. If the impurity was a small, negligible amount which will not invalidate the salaah (i.e. it was equal to the circumference of the inner palm or less), then the salaah will be valid, however performing salaah with impurity is against purity and against the Islamic teachings.”

Mufti Online — Performing salaah with impurity on one's body, clothing or salaah area · 9 Apr 2025

“One of the conditions of validity of salah is that one is clean of Najaasah(impurity). Notes and coins in circulation are not regarded as Najis (if there is no attached impurity). Hence, one may perform salah with those notes.”

Camperdown — Performing Salah with unclean items in pocket · 14 Apr 2026

“f there is some blood on the kurta and some blood on the izaar and it exceeds the size of a dirham it will not be permissible to perform Salah in such clothing. If the amount of blood on the tissue is equivalent to more than one dirham, then it is not permissible to perform Salah with this tissue in one’s pocket.”

Azaadville — Salaah With A Tissue Or Cloth Soiled With Blood · 30 May 2022

“Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh If any impurity is less than 5.94cm then salah will be valid without washing it. However the salah will be makrooh. Therefore it is preferable that one washes that amount of impurity as well.”

AskImam — Can i offer my Salaah if the Impurity if a certain quantity? · 4 Apr 2008

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

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  1. Doubting during salaah whether any impurity had come out Mufti Online · 2 Sep 2026
  2. Performing Salah with unclean items in pocket Camperdown · 14 Apr 2026
  3. Will the cat make the prayer mat impure if it sits on it? AskImam · 28 Nov 2023
  4. Salaah on an impure mat Ibn Masood · 7 Oct 2023
  5. Salaah With A Tissue Or Cloth Soiled With Blood Azaadville · 30 May 2022
  6. Can Salaah be performed in semen stained clothes? Jamiat KZN · 7 May 2018
  7. How does one Perform Wudu and Salah with Constant Release of Impurities? MJC · 21 Nov 2024
  8. Repeating salaah if one found blood on one's clothing Mufti Online · 17 Dec 2025
  9. Can Salaah be performed in semen stained clothes? AskImam · 7 Aug 2018
  10. Imaam performing Salaah with impurity on clothing Ibn Masood · 18 Oct 2022
  11. Status Of Salaah Performed In A State Of Impurity Azaadville · 18 Apr 2022
  12. Salaah with Dried Blood on the Clothing Jamiat KZN · 7 Sep 2017
  13. Intentionally performing salaah with impurity in one's body Mufti Online · 24 Apr 2025
  14. Performing salaah with impurity on one's body, clothing or salaah area Mufti Online · 9 Apr 2025
  15. Can i offer my Salaah if the Impurity if a certain quantity? AskImam · 4 Apr 2008

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