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REMOVING THE FILTH

- Classifications of
There are three classifications for :

(1)

( an-Najsah al-Mughallaah):

(2)

( an-Najsah al-Mutawassiah):

(3)

( an-Najsah al-Mukhaffafah):

Major Impurities
Medium Impurities

Light Impurities

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- (an-Najsah al-Mughallaah): Major Impurities

Al-Imm Ibn Qudmah (may have mercy upon him) writes in al-Umdah:
"The filth of a dog or a pig is to be washed seven times, one of them with sand." [1]

The for this is the :

:

( may the salutations and peace of be upon him) said: If a dog licks in the
utensils of one of you, then he should wash it seven times, one of them with sand." [2]

The saliva of a dog would be considered

anbal) included the

The

(anbilah - plural of

of pigs in the same ruling as a dog by way of

(qiys -

analogical deduction). This is due to the fact that a pig is filthier than a dog. The to
show that the pig is is:

: n b a ` _ ~ } | o X W
The Most High says in The Qurn: He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood,
and the flesh of swine . . . (Srah al-Baqarah (2) : yah 173)

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( sul - question): In our time can we replace sand with soap, detergent, or etc.?
( ikhtilf - difference of opinion) between the
( jawb - answer): There is an
scholars on this issue, even within the . Yet the ( muft bih - the fatw which
is relied upon) of the is: yes soap or other substances that clean just as well or
better than sand may be used. Yet some of the , like Imm ibn mid and Shaikh
ibn Uthaimn (may have mercy upon them both) state that sand should be the only
substance used and no other substance may be used unless you are not able to find
sand. [3]
Al-Imm Ibn Qudmah (may have mercy upon him) continues to write:
"The rest of the types of filth are washed a minimum of three times until cleanliness is
achieved."

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- (an-Najsah al-Mutawassiah):

Medium Impurities

at least three times to be purified of it according to alImm Ibn Qudmah (may have mercy upon him).
The for this is the :
One should wash

(may the salutations and peace of

be upon him) said:

"When one of you

wakes up from sleep, then let him not insert his hand in a utensil before washing his
hands thrice, for he does not know where his hands have been." [4]

Imm Bah ud-Dn (may have mercy upon him) points out in his Shar that there is
an opinion reported from Imm Amad (may

have mercy upon him) that

is washed three times, another opinion stating seven times like that of dogs and

pigs, and yet another opinion that it is washed only once. Al-Imm Ibn Qudmah and
Imm Bah ud-Dn (may have mercy upon them both) preferred the opinion of three
times due to their strict adherence to the .

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Al-Imm Ibn Qudmah (may have mercy upon him) states:

"If the filth was on the ground, then one pour of water alone is enough to remove the
filth, due to:
the saying of

( may the salutations and peace of be upon him):

the Bedouins urine, a portion of water.

Pour over

[5]

The complete is related by Imm al-Bukhr and Imm Muslim (may

mercy upon them both):

have

(masjid - mosque). People

A Bedouin arrived and urinated in one corner of the
wanted to forcibly stop him but

him) forbade them from reacting.

( may the salutations and peace of be upon

When the desert dweller had finished, ( may

be upon him) ordered that a pitcher of water be brought

and poured over the area. The Bedouin after listening to ( may the salutations
and peace of be upon him), said: have mercy on me and
(Muammad) (may
the salutations and peace of be upon him) and no one else! Then ( may the
salutations and peace of be upon him) replied: You have restricted something that
the salutations and peace of

is vast. [6]

Hence we understand from the that if someone is to find some on the floor,
then one must pour water over it until the actual substance is removed. However, if it is
something solid then one has to physically remove it.
Al-Imm Ibn Qudmah (may have mercy upon him) thereafter states:
It is sufficient for the urine of a male infant who does not eat solids to sprinkle it with
water. [7]

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- (an-Najsah al-Mukhaffafah):

Light Impurities

If a male infant who has not started eating solids yet urinates on one's garment, then it
is sufficient to sprinkle it with water. This is called
(an-naa).
This is due to the of

( may the salutations and peace of be upon him):

Narrated by Umm Qais bint Musin (may be pleased with her) who came to

be upon him) with her baby boy who hadn't yet

( may the salutations and peace of be upon him) sat

(may the salutations and peace of

started eating solids.

him on his lap and the baby boy urinated on his garment. He (may the salutations and
peace of be upon him) then called for water and sprinkled his garment with it, without

washing it. [8]

This excludes a baby boy who has started eating solids; or a baby girl irrespective of
whether she eats solids or not. The for this is found in a reported by Imm

Ab Dwd and Imm Ibn Mjah (may have mercy upon them both):

( may the salutations and peace of be upon him) said:

"The urine of a baby

girl should be washed and the urine of a baby boy should be sprinkled as long as he has
not yet been fed (anything other than breast milk)." [9]

Al-Imm Ibn Qudmah (may have mercy upon him) then states:
"The same ruling is applied to al-madh."

THE FLUIDS OF THE MALE ORGAN:

The different types of fluids that are discharged from the male organ may be classified
into three categories:
(1)

( Madh):

(2)

( Man):

Semen

(3)

( Wad):

White Fluid

Pre-Seminal Fluid

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is the name given to pre-seminal fluid. It is discharged unintentionally when a

person male or female is sexually aroused. It is colorless and odorless. Occasionally a
person may emit while not being aware of having emitted it. is classified as

; hence, all that is required to cleanse oneself from it is to have water

sprinkled over it.
The for this is found in the
Reported by Sahl ibn unaif (may

be pleased with him), who said that he used to

, which would create great hardship on him. So he asked

(may the salutations and peace of be upon him) about how to clean his garment
affected by , to which he replied:

release a lot of

"It is sufficient for you to take a handful of water and moisten your garment with it
[10]
wherever you see the affects of ."

does however nullify ones .

should renew his or her

Hence the one who experiences discharge of

This is based on the following

from Imm al-

Bukhr and Imm Muslim (may have mercy upon them both):

( may the salutations and peace of be upon him) said concerning :

is required for it. [11]

This will be discussed in detail during our upcoming lesson on the nullifiers of .

is the name given to what is discharged during sexual climax. According to the

(mutamad - reliable, approved, authorized) opinion in the , is classified

.
for this is found in the reported by Imm Muslim (may have
mercy upon him) in his :
The

It is reported by ishah (may be pleased with her): I used to scrape it ( )off the
garment of

(may the salutations and peace of

offered prayer wearing it.

[12]

This is also supported by a second also from the

be upon him) and then he

of Imm Muslim (may

have mercy upon him):

It is reported by ishah (may be pleased with her): I used to scrape it ( )off his
(may the salutations and peace of be upon him) garment with my fingernail while it
was dry. [13]

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Imm an-Nawaw (may have mercy upon him) said in his Shar of the

of Imm

Muslim (may have mercy upon him):

Many scholars said that is . This was narrated from Al ibn Ab lib, Sad ibn
Ab Waqqs, Ibn Umar, ishah, Dwd and Amad in the more correct of his two
views; it is the of ash-Shfi and the scholars of . . . [14]

is the name given to the white fluid that is discharged after someone urinates,
defecates, or lifts something heavy. It is also known to discharge due to illness and
other health related conditions. One may differentiate between and

is emitted when there is sexual desire and is not emitted as a

result of sexual desire. Another indication is that gushes out, while slowly leaks out.

understanding that

is ; meaning it must be washed and it does break ones , but does

not require ( ghusl - major ritual ablution, washing of entire body, bath).
Shaikh Muammad Slih ibn Uthaimn (may
Shar al-Mumti al Zd al-Mustanqi:

have mercy upon him) writes in ash-

The evidence for that are the words of

( may the salutations and peace of be

upon him) when he (may the salutations and peace of be upon him) said to Al ibn
Ab lib (may be pleased with him):
If water gushes forth, then is required.

Gushes forth means that it comes out forcefully, with feelings of desire. Hence
does not require .

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REFERENCES:
[1] Al-Uddah Shar al-Umdah Volume #1 - Page #22

reported by al-Bukhr, Muslim, at-Tirmidh, Ab Dwd, an-Nas, ad-Draqun,

al-Baihaq, and others; all classified it as

[2]

[3] Ash-Shar al-Mumti al Zd al-Mustanqi Volume #1 - Page #292

reported by Imm al-Bukhr on the authority of Ab Hurairah (may be pleased

[4]

with him)
[5] Al-Uddah Shar al-Umdah Volume #1 - Page #23
[6]

reported by Imm al- Bukhr in his and Imm Muslim in his

[7] Al-Uddah Shar al-Umdah Volume #1 - Page #24

reported by Imm al- Bukhr in his , Imm Muslim in his , Ab Dwd

[8]

in his Sunan, and others

[9]

reported by Ab Dwd in his Sunan and Ibn Mjah in his Sunan

[10] Reported by Imm at-Tirmidh in his Sunan; #115; classified as

[11]

reported by Imm al- Bukhr in his and Imm Muslim in his

[12]

reported by Imm Muslim in his

[13]

reported by Imm Muslim in his

[14] Shar of the of Imm Muslim of Imm an-Nawaw Volume #3 - Page #198
[15] Ash-Shar al-Mumti al Zd al-Mustanqi Volume #1 - Page #278
[16] Reported by Ab Dwd; #206; classified as in al-Irw

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