dining table

Eating on a table

Q: I’ve been told eating on a dining table is ‘haram’. However both me and my wife suffer from lumbar disk spondylosis and are under medical advisement to not exert ourselves too much. She can’t sit, stand or squat for a prolonged period of time. So for convenience and health’s sake my family dines on a table. Please clarify if it is indeed haram to eat in this manner and if permissible what are the conditions for it?

Cleaning impurity from the table

Q: I just wanted to confirm that If I take soap water and wipe the area with soap water and then wipe it clean with clean water and cloth will it suffice as I cannot wash the table with water. If I will pour water it will fall on floor making floor napaak, so will wiping it with a wet cloth suffice.