Purity: Ruling on Purity of Rented Houses and Hotels in Non-Muslim (Buddhist) Areas

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Ruling on Purity of Rented Houses and Hotels in Non-Muslim (Buddhist) Areas

English:

Question #320:

The vast majority of people here are Buddhist non-Muslims. Therefore if a university student rents a house, what is the rule concerning its state of purity and najāsah? Is it necessary to wash and clean the house? It is noteworthy that most of the houses are made of wood and to wash them is not possible. Further, what is the rule concerning hotels and their furniture and articles?

Answer #320:

Unless it is confirmed that the hand or body of a non-Muslim that is not among The People of the Book has touched something in the presence of transferable wetness, that thing will not be considered najis. Presuming that its najāsah has been ascertained, it is not obligatory to purify the doors and walls of homes and hotels, nor their furniture and articles. All that is obligatory is to purify those things which are used for eating, drinking, and praying.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Non-Muslims