Title: If the stain of periods (haiz) is on the stitched part of a cloth, then should I wash it by unstitching it or not?

Question: If the stain of periods (haiz) is on the stitched part of a cloth, then should I wash it by unstitching it or not?

Answer ID: 67932Posted on: Aug 30, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1200/1189/N=11/1437)

If the stain of menstruation blood smears on the stitched part of a cloth then also there is no need to unstitch it for purification. It is enough to wash it out from the place until the stain is cleared then the cloth shall be pure.

وكذا يطهر محل نجاسة ......مرئية بعد جفاف كدم بقلعها أي: بزوال عينها وأثرها ولو بمرة أو بما فوق ثلاث فى الأصح (الدر المختار مع رد المحتار ، كتاب الطهارة ، باب الأنجاس ، 1: 535، 536، ط: مكتبة زكريا ديوبند).