FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #787: SERTU PERALATAN PERUBATAN YANG TERKENA NAJIS MUGHALLAZAH
Do surgical instruments contaminated with severe impurity (mughallazah) need to be purified with earth before autoclaving?
Short answer
Instruments touched by mughallazah impurity from dogs or pigs become pure once they undergo the prescribed sertu, which is washing with water mixed with earth plus washing with pure water.
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
Instruments touched by mughallazah impurity from dogs or pigs become pure once they undergo the prescribed sertu, which is washing with water mixed with earth plus washing with pure water. Soap containing clay may be used if the clay is pure, its proportion exceeds the other ingredients and the method follows Islamic law. The fatwa advises the Ministry of Health to prepare a Shariah-compliant cleaning SOP to remove doubt.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru berdasarkan soalan saudara, kalau ia telah mengambil sifat kesertuan, maka hukumnya adalah suci dan bersih selepas disertu.
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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 #787: SERTU PERALATAN PERUBATAN YANG TERKENA NAJIS MUGHALLAZAH”, 27 July 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2531-al-kafi-787-sertu-peralatan-perubatan-yang-terkena-najis-mughallazah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/purifying-surgical-instruments-severe-impurity-sertu/