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If a dog sniffs and/or sneezes on you and/or clothes does this break wuddu? Is there anything we would need to do afterwards to purify ourself?

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If a dog sniffs and/or sneezes on you and/or clothes does this break wuddu? Is there anything we would need to do afterwards to purify ourself?

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When a dog sniffs or sneezes on one's clothes, the Wudhu will not be invalidated. However, if the wetness on the clothes is evident, then the clothes willhave to be washed. (Shaami vol.1 pg.208)

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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