Section : Types of impurities. Najasah refers to impure substances that the Muslim must avoid and wash off if they should happen to contaminate his clothes, body and so on. Says Allah in the Qur’an, “Purify your raiment” (alMudathar 4);…
Section : Dead animals. This refers to animals which die from “natural causes,” that is, without the proper Islamic way of slaughtering. It also includes anything that is cut off of a live animal. Abu Waqid al-Laithy reported that the…
Section : Dead animals of the sea and dead locusts. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “Two types of dead animals and two types of blood have been made lawful for us. The types of dead animals…
Section : Dead animals that have no running blood. (That is) bees, ants, and so on. They are considered pure. If they fall into some substance and die, the substance will not become impure. Ibn al-Munzhir said, “I do not…
Section : Bones, horns, claws, fur, feathers, and skin and so on of dead animals. All of these are considered pure. Concerning the bones of dead animals, az-Zuhri said, “I have met some scholars of the preceding generations who used…
Section : Blood. This includes blood that pours forth from an animal’s body, such as blood from a slaughtered animal, or from menstruation, except for what small amounts are overlooked. Ibn Juraij said about the Qur’anic verse “…or blood poured…
Section : Pig’s meat. According to the verse (al-An’am 145) quoted earlier, items mentioned therein are impure. The pronoun ‘they’ refers to all three of the mentioned items. It is, however, allowed to knit with the hair of a pig…
Section : Vomiting of a person, urine, and excrement. There is agreement among the scholars that these objects are impure. But, a slight amount of vomit (commonly understood as a small amount of liquid) and the urine of an unweaned…
Section : Al-Wadi. Wadi is a thick white secretion discharged (by some people) after urination. It is considered impure. ‘Aishah said, “Wadi comes out after urination. The person should wash the private parts and perform ablution. It is not necessary…
Section : Al-Mazhi or prostatic fluid. This is a white sticky fluid that flows from the sexual organs because of thinking about sexual intercourse or foreplay, and so on. The person is usually not aware of when exactly it is…
Section : Sperm, Al-Mani. Some scholars say that sperm is impure, but apparently it is pure, for it is only recommended to wash it off if it is still wet, and to scratch it off if it is dry. Said…
Section : The urine and stools of animals that are permissible to eat. Both of these are considered impure. Ibn Mas’ud related that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, went to answer the call of nature. He asked…
Section : Jallalah. Jallalah refers to an animal that eats the waste or flesh of other animals, such as camels, cows, sheep, chickens, geese, and so on. Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah forbade the drinking of such…
Section : Alcohol. According to most scholars, alcohol is impure. Says Allah in the Qur’an, “Alcohol, games of chance, idols and divining arrows are only an infamy of Satan’s handiwork.” Some scholars say that it is pure, for they take…
Section : Purifying the body and clothes. If the clothes or body are contaminated with impurities, it is obligatory to wash them with water until they are cleansed of the impurities. This is especially the case if the impurity is…