Urine of Rabbits
Question
The urine of a rabbit is pure according to the view of the majority of the scholars. So is it correct to say that, if a person whose clothes or body are touched by the urine of a rabbit, performs a prayer, his prayer is valid, and his prayer is valid even if the place on which he performs the prayer is touched as well, that is because we are allowed to eat the meat of a rabbit?
Answer
The view of the Ahlul Hadith is that the urine of animals whose meat is permissible to consume, is Taahir. The Hanafi jurists do not agree with this view but consider the urine of Halaal animals as Najaasat-e- Khafeefah (light form of impurity). In principle, if Najaasat-e-Khafeefah (light form of impurity) soils one’s clothing, then Salaah in such clothing will be valid if it contaminates a quarter of the clothing. This only refers to the urine of Halaal animals, as animal dung is categorized as Najaasat-e-Ghaleeza according to Imaam Abu Hanifa Rahimhaullah. In conclusion, this indicates that the urine of animals whose meat is consumed is Najis. [Re: Ahsanul Fataawa Vol:2 Pg:87]
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وإن أصابته نجاسةٌ مخففةٌ كبول ما يؤكل لحمه جازت الصلاة معه، ما لم يبلغ ربع الثوب وقيد بالبول لأن نجاسة البعر والروث والخشى غليظ عند أبي حنيفة (اللباب ج٢ص١٠٥-١٠٦)
فَدَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّ بَوْلَ مَا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ نَجِس (البحر الرائق ج١ص١١٤)
السؤال
ما حكم بول الأرنب من حيث الطهارة؟
الجواب
مأكول اللحم طاهر، وكل مأكول اللحم فبوله وروثه طاهر على الصحيح، كالإبل والبقر والغنم، هذه طاهرة أبوالها وأرواثها ومنيها، ولهذا أمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم العرنيين أن يلحقوا بإبل الصدقة ويشربوا من أبوالها وألبانها.
فالأرنب يؤكل، وإذا كان يؤكل فبوله طاهر، وكل ما يؤكل لحمه فهو طاهر، بوله وروثه ومنيه، وما لا يؤكل لحمه فهو نجس.
- Answered by
- Maulana Ahmed Saeed
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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