Does animal urine or droppings break wudu?
Source-verified English summary of the Shaykh’s ruling. The original Arabic source has been verified. Independent scholarly review is shown separately when completed; refer to the original Arabic source for the Shaykh’s complete wording.
Review status: Independent scholarly review pending.
Short answer
In summary, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen says that urine and droppings from animals whose meat is lawful to eat are pure in his view. He also explains that merely touching even an impure substance does not itself break wudu; impurity is washed off, while wudu is only repeated for an actual nullifier.
What does that mean?
Animals whose meat is eaten
The Shaykh treats the urine and droppings of animals such as sheep and camels as pure.
Touching impurity is separate from losing wudu
Even where a substance is impure, getting it on the body requires cleaning it; that contact alone is not a nullifier of wudu.
Try this scenario
While on a farm, something from an animal gets onto your clothing.
First identify whether it is from an animal whose meat is lawful to eat. In any case, do not assume mere contact automatically cancels wudu.
What can change the answer?
- Is the animal one whose meat is lawful to eat?
- Is the question about physical impurity, or about whether wudu itself was invalidated?
Quick check
- Does the Shaykh regard sheep or camel droppings as physically impure?
- NoHe treats the urine and droppings of animals whose meat is eaten as pure.
- Does merely touching an impure substance itself break wudu?
- NoHe says the impurity is washed off; a new wudu is not required solely because of contact.
Why?
The Shaykh cites Prophetic practice concerning sheep pens and camel urine, then distinguishes physical impurity from nullifiers of wudu.
Check you understood
Reveal the answer and explanation
Correct answer: No
The Shaykh says wash the impurity off, but the contact itself is not a nullifier.
Original source
حكم بول وروث ما يؤكل لحمه
- Shaykh
- Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله
- Series
- لقاءات الباب المفتوح
- Reference
- لقاء الباب المفتوح [35]
- Review status
- Official Arabic source verified; independent scholarly review pending
Original Arabic question
بالنسبة للبول وروث الحيوانات التي يؤكل لحمها هل هي نجسة وتنقض الوضوء، أم لا؟
Source-verified English summary of the Shaykh’s ruling. The original Arabic source has been verified. Independent scholarly review is shown separately when completed; refer to the original Arabic source for the Shaykh’s complete wording.
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