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The impurity of 'Awrah

Question

Is the 'Awrah of a man and a woman impure?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

The 'Awrah (the parts of the body that must be covered in Islam) is a part of a human body like all other parts of the body, and it does not become impure unless it is touched by an impurity. The scholars may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them agreed in a consensus that the body of a Muslim is pure, but they differed in regard to the impurity of the body of a non-Muslim. Men and women are alike in this regard.

Allaah Knows best.

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