FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1542 : ADAKAH SUSU IBU SUCI SERTA SAH SOLAT DENGANNYA?
Is breast milk pure, and is prayer valid in clothing stained with it?
Short answer
Breast milk is pure and not impure, according to the Shafi'i school as recorded by Imam al-Nawawi and al-Khatib al-Syirbini, and it is stated to be agreed upon by scholars.
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
Breast milk is pure and not impure, according to the Shafi'i school as recorded by Imam al-Nawawi and al-Khatib al-Syirbini, and it is stated to be agreed upon by scholars. The view that human milk is impure is described as clearly mistaken. Purity of clothing from impurity is a condition for valid prayer, but since breast milk is not impure, prayer in clothing stained with it is valid even if the clothing was not washed first.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka, sekiranya seseorang itu telah solat dengan pakaian yang terkena susu ibu, solatnya adalah sah sekalipun dia tidak membasuhnya terlebih dahulu kerana susu ibu adalah suci (bukan najis) sepertimana benda-benda suci yang lain.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1542 : ADAKAH SUSU IBU SUCI SERTA SAH SOLAT DENGANNYA?”, 20 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4019-al-kafi-1542-adakah-susu-ibu-suci-serta-sah-solat-dengannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-breast-milk-pure-prayer-valid/