Impurities

Killing a spider on one's carpet

Q: Spiders don’t have blood in their circulatory system. They have something else called haemolymph. Is this impure because a few weeks ago I squashed a spider on my carpet in my bedroom, so does that mean this carpet is impure? I’ve also walked all over this carpet with wet feet after wudu sometimes.

Wiping off splashes of water from the toilet seat

Q: Please can you help me with the following:

When I flush the toilet, drops of water fall on the seat, does this make the seat napak? If something napaak falls on the toilet seat, I usually wipe the seat with a wet cloth then wipe it with a dry tissue. Sometimes my thigh gets a bit wet when I sit on the seat as the seat is not completely dry after I have dried it, will this make my thigh napaak? 

Using Chinese Sumi ink

Q: Chinese Sumi ink is used in certain types of Arabic calligraphy. I have recently found out that this ink is made using gelatine/animal glue from cows or rabbits. As there is no way to determine whether the gelatine is from halal slaughtered animals, is it permissible to use this ink for writing? In particular writing the Names and Praises of Allah Ta'ala and Aayat of the Quraan Majeed?