FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-191 : HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN BEKAS MAKANAN YANG PERNAH DILETAKKAN DAGING KHINZIR
What is the ruling on using food containers that are presumed to have previously been used for foods such as pork?
Short answer
Pork is classed as heavy impurity (najis mughallazah), which must be washed seven times, one of them with soil mixed in the water, when it touches something.
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-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Pork is classed as heavy impurity (najis mughallazah), which must be washed seven times, one of them with soil mixed in the water, when it touches something. For containers of non-Muslims presumed to have held forbidden food such as pork, the ruling, citing al-Fiqh al-Manhaji, is that using them is permissible. Washing the container before use is recommended because it may have been contaminated, and the same ruling applies to their clothing.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adalah harus menggunakan bekas orang kafir ini berdasarkan hadis daripada Abu Tha'labah RA, bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-191 : HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN BEKAS MAKANAN YANG PERNAH DILETAKKAN DAGING KHINZIR”, 11 April 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/890-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-191-hukum-menggunakan-bekas-makanan-yang-pernah-diletakkan-daging-khinzir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-using-containers-used-for-pork/