FatwaPerakPurification (Taharah)
Seorang telah terpijak tahi anjing atau tahi babi kemudian dibasuhnya kasut setelah tahi itu kering. Apabila tahi itu basah, adakah patut di Samak tangannya?
If someone steps on dog or pig feces and washes the shoe after it dries, must the hand be ritually cleansed with soil when the feces is wet?
Short answer
Dogs and pigs are classed as severe impurity (najis mughallazah).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Dogs and pigs are classed as severe impurity (najis mughallazah). If a person touches this kind of impurity, it must be cleansed by washing seven times. One of the washes must use water mixed with soil.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Anjing dan babi adalah najis Mughallazah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Seorang telah terpijak tahi anjing atau tahi babi kemudian dibasuhnya kasut setelah tahi itu kering. Apabila tahi itu basah, adakah patut di Samak tangannya?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#account-23. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/touching-dog-pig-feces-ritual-cleansing/