FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #801 : BERNAJISKAH AIR AKUARIUM?
Is water splashed from an aquarium onto the floor during cleaning considered impure, and how should it be cleaned?
Short answer
According to the final position of the Shafi'i school, the droppings and urine of animals, including fish, are impure.
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
According to the final position of the Shafi'i school, the droppings and urine of animals, including fish, are impure. If aquarium water of less than two qullah contains such impurity, the splashes on the floor are also impure and must be cleaned by removing the substance itself and flowing water over the spot until its smell, colour and taste are gone. Impurity that cannot be seen by an average eye, even if mughallazah, is pardoned, as are splashes so small that they are invisible to the naked eye.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, mengikut pendapat yang muktamad, sekiranya air di dalam akuarium yang sedikit (kurang dua kolah) tersebut mengandungi najis maka air percikan yang terkena pada lantai pun dikira sebagai najis
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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 #801 : BERNAJISKAH AIR AKUARIUM?”, 15 August 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2562-al-kafi-801-bernajiskah-air-akuarium. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-aquarium-water-splash-impure/