FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
anjing singgah di kaki lima
Does a house porch need to be ritually cleansed with soil if a dry dog sits on it?
Short answer
If the porch is bare earth, cleansing is not required because the area is purified naturally by dust and rain passing over it.
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
If the porch is bare earth, cleansing is not required because the area is purified naturally by dust and rain passing over it. If the porch is cemented, the fatwa recommends cleansing with soil as a precaution, since it cannot be certain whether the dog was dry or wet, and to avoid doubt and the scholarly disagreement. In the Shafi'i school, the impurity of a dog extends to its whole body, by analogy with its saliva.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika kawasan kaki lima rumah itu kawasan bertanah, maka tidak perlu disertu kerana kawasan itu akan bersih dengan sendirinya kerana lalunya padanya debu tanah dan hujan.
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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. “anjing singgah di kaki lima”, 4 March 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1787-anjing-singgah-di-kaki-lima. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/dog-sitting-on-porch-need-ritual-cleansing/