A question about the contamination of water and objects after contact with impurity.
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Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
The object that comes into contact with the source of impurity becomes impure. If it then touches something pure while retaining moisture, it will also become impure. Similarly, if this contaminated item touches something pure with moisture, it will also become impure, as a precaution. However, anything that touches this third contaminated item does not become impure.
In your example, when the cup touched the source of impurity (the dog) with moisture, it becomes the first contaminated item. When this moisture dries and the cup then touches new water with moisture, the water becomes the second contaminated item. If this moisture reaches Hussein, he also becomes contaminated, and he will contaminate whatever he touches as a precaution. Therefore, the wall becomes the third contaminated item, and once it dries, it will not contaminate anything further, even with moisture.
Source: Answers to Questions, S283 + Liberation of the Means, Impurities, Regarding How to Contaminate, M1 + Special Inquiry.
Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him):
The item contaminated by contact with the source of impurity acts like the impure item and contaminates whatever it touches with moisture. Likewise, an item contaminated by contact with another contaminated item will also contaminate what it touches, provided there are no multiple intermediaries between it and the source of impurity; otherwise, it will not contaminate, although it is recommended to avoid it.
In your example, when the cup touched the source of impurity (the dog) with moisture, it becomes the first contaminated item. When this moisture dries and the cup then touches new water with moisture, the water becomes the second contaminated item. If this moisture reaches Hussein, he also becomes contaminated, and he will contaminate whatever he touches. Therefore, the wall becomes the third contaminated item, and once it dries, it will not contaminate anything further, even with moisture.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Issue 415 + Issue 414 + Special Inquiry.
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