A person asks about the ruling regarding skin flakes that come off when they scratch an area of irritation due to a skin allergy resembling eczema.
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Peace be upon you.
Ayatollah Al-Sistani (may Allah preserve him):
What separates from small parts that have lost life and detach easily, such as warts, blisters, and similar things upon healing, as well as scabs from skin diseases that are connected to hair, and anything that comes off from the body due to scratching is considered pure if it separates from a living being.
Source: Minhaj Al-Salihin, Issue 392.
Ayatollah Al-Khamenei (may Allah preserve him):
In general, anything that separates by itself from the skin flakes of the hands, lips, feet, or any other part of the body, or is at the time of separation and is separated by the person’s hand, is ruled as pure. Otherwise, it is ruled as impure as a precautionary obligation.
Source: Special Inquiry.
May you be successful in all good.