How Should I Remove Filth From the Floor?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question: Assalam alaykum

I found urine on the floor around the toilet, I cleaned it by removing it with a tissue then pouring water over it and then absorbing it.

In terms of filth am I correct in ignoring possible spreading?

The bathroom floor dries bone dry when you wipe it, even with a tissue. Would dry wiping be valid or should I continue to wash it with water?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

Surfaces which are non-porous may be wiped clean. And the duty with visible filth is to remove its traces.

Ignore misgivings.

[Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah, with Tahtawi’s Gloss (1.231)]

Please also see: A Reader on Waswasa (Baseless Misgivings)

And Allah Most High alone knows best.

wassalam,
[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Tabraze Azam holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Leicester, where he also served as the President of the Islamic Society. He memorised the entire Qur’an in his hometown of Ipswich at the tender age of sixteen, and has since studied the Islamic Sciences in traditional settings in the UK, Jordan and Turkey. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in Jordan, where he is presently based with his family.