Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ahl-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṭahārah, Volume 1, Page 27
❖ Question
If the urine or dung of a lawful (edible) animal gets onto one’s clothes and it is difficult or nearly impossible to avoid—such as in rural or village settings—
① Is it permissible to perform prayer in such clothes?
② Is the urine or dung of edible animals pure or impure?
❖ Answer
According to Islamic teachings, the urine and dung of edible animals (mākūl al-laḥm) is pure (ṭāhir). The ruling is based on the following evidences:
❖ Sharʿi Evidences
① Hadith Evidence on Purity:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform prayer in sheep pens (مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ), which clearly establishes that the dung and urine of such animals is not considered impure.
② Hadith Evidence on Use for Treatment:
The Prophet ﷺ instructed certain companions to drink the milk and urine of camels as a remedy.
(Narrated in Sunan al-Nasāʾī and others)
This also proves the permissibility and purity of urine of lawful animals.
❖ Ruling Regarding Ṣalāh
According to the Ḥanafī school of thought, even if a person’s clothing contains najāsat ghaleeẓah (major impurity), such as human feces, to the extent of a dirham sharʿī (roughly palm-sized), the prayer is still valid.
➤ However, if one can wash the impurity, it is preferable (afḍal) to do so.
➤ If washing is not possible, there is no Sharʿi harm in praying with such clothes.
❖ Fiqhi Reference
“Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh. Wa hādhā ghalat jiddan”
(“There is no might nor power except with Allah, and this view is a grave error.”)
— A refutation of those who incorrectly consider it impure.
❖ Summary
✔ The urine and dung of edible (ḥalāl) animals is pure (ṭāhir).
✔ It is permissible to pray in clothes affected by such substances.
✔ Natural distaste (karāhat ṭabʿiyyah) is a separate matter. If the clothing is washed, it is better—but washing is not Sharʿi obligation.
❖ Reference
Fatāwā Sattāriyyah, Volume 1, No. 105
❖ Verification
“The answer is correct” — Ali Muhammad Saeedi, Jamia Saeedia, Khanewal, West Pakistan
Compiled by: Abū Khalīl ʿAbd al-Jalīl Jhangwī, Khādim Sharīʿat-e-Muḥammadiyyah
