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533. It was narrated that a woman from (the tribe of) Banu 'Abdul-Ashhal said: "I said to the Prophet ﷺ: 'Between the mosque and I there is a filthy path.' He said: 'After that is there a cleaner path?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: "This is (a remedy) for that." (Sahih)
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a. Feet defiled by any kind of indiscernable impurity while walking on the earth shall become pure by walking further on clean ground, and there is no need to wash them. The view is confirmed by the first Hadith of this chapter that speaks of a part of garment dragged over a dirty place.
b. Islam is not about unnecessarily stiff rules and restrictions. It is one of its characteristics that it is a religion of facility and ease.