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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-341: HADITH BERKAITAN LALAT [EDISI KEMASKINI]
What is the ruling on a drink that a fly has fallen into?
Short answer
According to this explanation, a fly is not impure because it has no flowing blood, so a drink or food it falls into does not become 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
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to this explanation, a fly is not impure because it has no flowing blood, so a drink or food it falls into does not become impure. Based on the hadith narrated by al-Bukhari, it is recommended to dip the whole fly into the liquid and then remove it, since one wing carries disease and the other a cure. The guidance is understood to cover food as well, and the text notes that some scholars hold a contrary view on the fly's impurity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pertama: Lalat ini suci ketika ia hidup dan mati dan ia juga tidak najis jika terjatuh ke dalam sesuatu yang berair (cecair) atau keras.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-341: HADITH BERKAITAN LALAT [EDISI KEMASKINI]”, 2 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3071-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-341-hadith-berkaitan-lalat-edisi-kemaskini. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-drink-fly-fallen-into/