FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #400 : KENAJISAN TAHI CICAK
Are gecko droppings (cicak) impure, and is a prayer valid if they are stepped on?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, animal droppings are impure by default.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafi'i school, animal droppings are impure by default. For animals without flowing blood such as the cicak (house gecko), some scholars hold that the droppings are still considered impure but excused where they are hard to avoid. This fatwa leans towards the view that if the droppings could have been avoided and were stepped on, they are impurity that must be removed and may invalidate the prayer. If the amount is small and hard to avoid, the impurity is excused and the prayer remains valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, kami cenderung bahawa jika tahi cicak itu boleh dielakkan, maka jika terpijak, dianggap najis yang perlu dibuang dan boleh merosakkan solat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #400 : KENAJISAN TAHI CICAK”, 11 October 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1289-al-kafi-400-kenajisan-tahi-cicak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/are-gecko-droppings-impure-prayer-valid/