Purity: Purity of Clothes Washed in a Fully Automatic Washing Machine

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Purity of Clothes Washed in a Fully Automatic Washing Machine

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Question #291:

Do the clothes washed in a fully automatic domestic washing machine become pure or not? The mode of functioning of this machine is as follows: Initially when the clothes are washed in it with detergent, some water and foam of the detergent spreads on the glass door of the machine and the rubber surrounding it. After this, the used water is drawn while the foam of the detergent remains on the glass door and the rubber surrounding it. And, at later stages, the machine washes the clothes thrice with qalīl water and then the used water is driven out. Please explain whether the clothes washed in this manner are pure or not?

Answer #291:

As far as purifying clothes in a washing machine is concerned, if, after removal of the inherently najis material, the clothes are washed once with water connected to kurr, they are purified. The same ruling applies if you use qalīl water provided that the inner part of machine is pure before putting clothes inside the machine, clothes are washed twice with qalīl water and the used water is drained to the normal extent after each washing.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Najis Substances