Impurities

Doubting the Cleanliness of One's Slippers

Q: My dad has a pair of relatively old brown leather slippers. As I am not an expert, I do not know if any part of the slippers is made from cow or pig leather. Yesterday he used those slippers for wudhu and with wet feet, he walked in a carpeted room for Salaah. I then performed wudhu in a separate pair of slippers and walked in to the same room, with wet feet, to perform Salaah in Jamaat with him. Some wetness that remained on my feet, transferred to my clothes whilst in the sitting position. My dry hands touched the same carpet. Questions are as follows:

Touching Some Dry Impurity

Q: If the clothing of a person, or a part of his bare body (such as his hand) or his khuff, touches an impure place which is dry, does it make it impure? For example, there was some urine on the carpet, and then it dried totally. If the above-mentioned things touch it, do they become impure?

Ghusal Due to Discharge For a Woman

Q: When I become sexually excited, a fluid seeps out of my private part. There is a tingling sensation and itchiness in my private part when it seeps out, but clearly there is no sexual pleasure or orgasm when it seeps out because I have experienced an orgasm before. I am always in doubt since it is difficult to differentiate female ejaculate from other fluids which are discharged from a women's private part unlike men. Since it affects our daily prayers, so do I still need to perform ghusal? I follow the hanafi madhab.

Utensils Used By Non-Muslims

Q: My job requires me to travel a lot. I sometimes stay in an apartment with a communal kitchen. The dishes are thus also used by non-muslim guests. After guests use the dishes, they are cleaned by the staff of the lodge. Now when I use these dishes, do I have to rinse it seven times to make it clean, if there are no apparent signs of impurities on them?