FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #316 : ORANG BUKAN ISLAM, NAJIS MUGHALLAZAH?
Is it necessary to perform ritual cleansing after touching a non-Muslim, especially one who keeps a dog?
Short answer
By default, non-Muslims are not physically impure, so there is no need to wash the parts of the body that touched them.
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
By default, non-Muslims are not physically impure, so there is no need to wash the parts of the body that touched them. The majority of scholars interpret the impurity mentioned in Surah al-Tawbah, verse 28, as impurity of belief, not of the body. Touching them is permitted even if they keep a dog, unless they had touched a dog beforehand and visible traces of impurity such as saliva are present.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pada zahirnya orang bukan Islam itu tidak bernajis dan tidak perlu membasuk anggota badan yang menyentuh anggota badan mereka.
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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 #316 : ORANG BUKAN ISLAM, NAJIS MUGHALLAZAH?”, 5 July 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1177-al-kafi-316-orang-bukan-islam-najis-mughallazah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/touching-non-muslim-who-keeps-dog-ruling/