Tahaarat

Keeping Dogs

Q: Is it ok to touch a dog? What about the dogs saliva getting on your body? Is it true that we have to wash our body 3 times where the dog touches?

What should I do with shoes made from pig skin

Q: I have discovered that some of my shoes have been manufactured using pig material. I need to dispose of them. Do I give it to a non-Muslim or, do I put them into the garbage bin. I am concerned that we cannot give anything that is haraam for us to non-Muslims, as they potentially could be blessed with imaan, at some point in their life. I will appreciate your help in this matter.

Washing machine

Q: I had a bunch of shoes that I needed to wash, leather running shoes and other shoes. One of my shoes had pee drops on it. I put the shoes into a washing machine with soap and then after the first washing was done, I did another wash in the same machine with soap. I was going to do a third but I didn't because I thought it was clean. Do you have do wash things that are najis in the washing machine by entering money on three different cycles, or is the one time with money enough for the clothes to be clean?

Mazi

Q: Usually, when a husband and wife take pleasure from one another i.e. kissing, hugging, foreplay etc. without having intercourse a discharge emits from the private part known as Madhi (pre-ejaculatory fluid). Does ghusal become waajib if mazi is discharged?