A person suffering from obsessive doubts about purity and impurity is concerned about whether their body and towel have become impure after coming into contact with water that is considered impure. They are unsure if they have achieved purity after performing a purification ritual and are troubled by thoughts of potential contamination from the towel and other items.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect them):
All scholars clearly state, based on religious texts, that the duty of someone with waswasa is to disregard their doubts and assume the purity of everything they are uncertain about. Even if they are certain of the impurity of something—unlike most people who are aware of it—they should not consider their knowledge significant. Their obligation is to assume purity. If the person with waswasa follows this religious ruling and assumes the purity of everything they doubt, even if they are certain of its impurity, they are excused before God, even if their actions are contrary to reality and their prayers or food are impure.
We recommend reading the following question:
How to Deal with Waswasa Regarding Purity and Impurity
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him): Answers to Inquiries, Rulings on Waswasa.
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him): Official Website.