Ruling 134 — Purification (Ṭahārah)

If a page of the Qur’an or an object that is necessary to respect – such as paper on which is written the name of Allah the Exalted, Prophet Muḥammad (Ṣ), or one of the Infallibles (ʿA), or an epithet (laqab) or kunyah[1] of these great personalities – falls into a lavatory, it is obligatory to take it out and wash it even if it costs money to do so. If it is not possible to take it out, the lavatory must not be used by those who know about the fallen paper until they are certain the page has decomposed. Telling others about this is not obligatory. Furthermore, if a turbah[2]of Imam al-Ḥusayn (ʿA) falls into a lavatory and it is not possible to take it out, the lavatory must not be used until one is certain the turbah has completely dissolved.