فِي الرَّجُلِ يَطَأُ عَلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِنَظِيفٍ- ثُمَّ يَطَأُ بَعْدَهُ مَكَاناً نَظِيفاً قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِذَا كَانَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعاً أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one steps on a spot which is unclean, then steps on a clean spot, it is not harmful after walking a distance of fifteen yards or so.’”
كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع إِذْ مَرَّ عَلَى عَذِرَةٍ يَابِسَةٍ فَوَطِئَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَصَابَتْ ثَوْبَهُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَدْ وَطِئْتَ عَلَى عَذِرَةٍ فَأَصَابَتْ ثَوْبَكَ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ هِيَ يَابِسَةً فَقُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ تُطَهِّرُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً.
“Once I was in the company of abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and on passing (stepping on) some dried up human feces, certain pieces came in contact with his clothes. I informed him about it and he (the Imam) asked, ‘Was it not dried up?’ I said, ‘Yes, it was dried up.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It (touching) then is not harmful. Certai
نَزَلْنَا فِي مَكَانٍ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدِ زُقَاقٌ قَذِرٌ[3] فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ أَيْنَ نَزَلْتُمْ فَقُلْتُ نَزَلْنَا فِي دَارِ فُلَانٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بَيْنَكُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدِ زُقَاقاً قَذِراً أَوْ قُلْنَا لَهُ إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدِ زُقَاقاً قَذِراً فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ الْأَرْضُ تُطَهِّرُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً قُلْتُ وَ السِّرْقِينُ الرَّطْبُ أَطَأُ عَلَيْهِ فَ
“Once we found lodging in a place. Between this place and the Masjid there were dirty passageways. I visited abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). He (the Imam) asked, ‘Where have you found lodging?’ I replied, ‘It is the house of so and so.’ He (the Imam) or we said, ‘Between that house and Masjid there are unclean passageways.’ He
لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَغْسِلُ مَا أَصَابَهُ. - وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى إِذَا كَانَ جَافّاً فَلَا يَغْسِلُهُ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of one who steps on feces or urine whether he must take Wudu’ again?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘No, but one must wash the polluted area clean.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْخِنْزِيرِ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَيَمُرُّ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَيَسِيلُ مِنْهُ الْمَاءُ أَمُرُّ عَلَيْهِ حَافِياً فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ وَرَاءَهُ شَيْءٌ جَافٌّ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَلَا بَأْسَ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ تُطَهِّرُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the swine which comes out of water and passes on the road while water falls from it. What happens if I walk bare foot over such areas? He (the Imam) asked. ‘Are not there certain dry spots behind it?’ I replied, ‘Yes, there are such spots.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmf