FatwaNationalPurification (Taharah)
Hukum Bersuci Bagi Pekerja Di Loji Kumbahan
How should Muslim workers at sewage treatment plants purify themselves and perform prayers?
Short answer
If Muslim workers at a sewage treatment plant are certain that their working hours will not extend beyond the prayer time, they perform the prayer as usual after purifying themselves according to Islamic law.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If Muslim workers at a sewage treatment plant are certain that their working hours will not extend beyond the prayer time, they perform the prayer as usual after purifying themselves according to Islamic law. Purification requires removing the substance of the impurity from the body and clothing, then washing with pure water until certainty is reached, meaning the smell, colour and taste are gone. For severe impurity (najis mughallazah), the washing must be done seven times with pure water, one of which is mixed with earth.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa orang-orang Islam yang bekerja di loji kumbahan sekiranya diyakini waktu atau tempoh bekerja tidak akan melebihi waktu solat, maka kaedah pelaksanaan solat hendaklah dilakukan seperti biasa
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Bersuci Bagi Pekerja Di Loji Kumbahan”, 7 May 2008. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-bersuci-bagi-pekerja-di-loji-kumbahan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/purification-rules-sewage-plant-workers/