Rules Regarding Impurity (Uncleanliness)

Grave impurity is one which is confirmed from the Holy Quran or Hadith Shareef. There shall be no Hadith or Holy verses against it. All other remaining Impurities are slight in nature. (Noor ul Hadaya)

According to Imam Abu Haneefa (Rah), and Imam Abu Yousuf (Rah), polluted clothes and body should be washed with liquids like water or Rose water or vinegar, etc. excepting oil or milk. But Imam Mohammed and Imam Shafi (Rah), consider that pollution or impurity be washed out only with water. (Ahsan ul Masail)

If the dirt is equal to one Dirham, then the prayer done with it, will be treated as accomplished with grave undesirability (Makrooh Tahreemi) and its washing is essential (Wajib). And if it is less than this quantity, the prayer performed with it will be approved with slight dislike (Makrooh-e-Tanzehi). Its washing is desirable. (Mala Budh & Durre Mukhtar)

The urine and dirt of the animals like horse, goat, cow, buffalo, etc; i.e. the animals of which the flesh is permissible for eating and the droppings of forbidden animals are all its light impurity (ordinary impurty). If the slight impurity is less than ¼ of the body or cloth, it is excusable i.e. if it is less than ¼ of the arm, leg, or any part of the body or clothes, it is excusable with dislike. But if it is equal or more than ¼th, then it is not excusable. ¼th of cloth means the cloth which is sufficient to offer Namaz (prayer). Hzt. Imam Yousuf Rah assesed that its length & breadth shall be equal to a Balisht (Nine inches). Even if the slight impurity is less than ¼th part, its washing is preferable. (Noorul Hadaya)

The cud (Jugal) of all types of animals is also counted as their dung. (Alamgiri)

Except the pig, the hair, bones, muscles, hooves, horns, feathers, beak, nail, of all dead animals are clean provided there is no oily substance over them. (Durre Mukhtar)

If the drops of urine are equal to the point of a needle and invisible then it is not mandatory to wash it. (Noor ul Hadaya)

I. Unclean clothes become clean after rinsing them it three or seven times and squeezing powerfully even though its (the dirt's) colour or effect still exists. (Ghayatul Autar)

I. If the cloth happens to be too big to squeeze, it is enough to wash it three times and dry it up. Its drying means till water drops stop dripping. (Noorul Hadaya)

Blood of the fish and saliva of the mule or donkey is not unclean. (Noor ul Hadaya)

Blood of liver and spleen is also clean. (Durre Mukhtar)

Blood of mosquitoes, flea and louse (jun) and of the animals living in water is pure provided it is not much in quantity. (Alamgiri)

If the lining of a cloth is dirty and it is not stitched, offering Namaz (Prayer) on it is permissible. (Noor ul Hadaya)

If one side of the bed is unclean and the other side is clean, offering Namaz (Prayer) on it is permissible. Some people are of the opinion that if the cloth is shaken from one side, then the other side of the cloth also shakes then it is not permissible to offer Namaz (Prayer) on it (if one side is unclean). Some say that it is permissible. There is difference of opinion. (Noor ul Hadaya)

If a clean cloth is folded with a dirty cloth which makes it wet, but drops do not fall down, when squeezed, Namaz (Prayer) can be offered on it. But even if a single drop falls down, it is not permissible. (Noor ul Hadaya)

The place which is plastered with mud and cow dung and dried up is permissible for offering Namaz (prayer). It is also permissible to spread a wet cloth over it for offering Namaz (prayer). (Noor ul Hadaya)

The left over food of domestic animals like cat, mouse, mongoose, lizard and of the birds which are prohibited (Haram) such as crow, eagle, hawk, and also street hen, cow and buffaloes that eat dirt is undesirable. (Makrooh) (Noor ul Hadaya & Durre Mukhtar)

The left over food of pigs, dogs, and four footed wild animals is unclean. (Ghayatul Autar)

The left over food of a drunkard is impure at the time of drinking wine. If his moustaches are long, unless he washes them with water, it is unclean. (Ghayatul Autar)

The left-over food of a person whose mouth is bleeding is unclean. (Sirajul Wahaj)

The left over food and perspiration of a man or woman, muslim or infidel in a clean condition or unclean condition is clean. (Durre Mukhtar)

The left over food or drink of a stranger, man or woman for the sake of sexual pleasure is undesirable. (Makrooh) (Ghayatul Autar)

The left-over food of horse, donkey, mule and the animals whose flesh is permissible to eat (Halal) whether four footed or birds, is clean excepting the street hen, and cow, eating dirt. (Noorul Hadaya, Alamgiri)

The animals, whose left over food is clean their perspiration is also clean. One whose left over food is not clean the perspiration of such animals is also unclean. (Noor-ul-.Hadaya.)

The Saliva of an elephant is unclean. (Alamgiri)

If a piece of dropping (Mangni) of the goat, sheep falls in the milk while milching but removed immediately then the milk will remain pure and clean and if it is broken, then the milk becomes dirty and polluted. (Alamgiri)

Home