Drinking by Birds of Prey from a Small Amount of Water
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The questioner:
If birds of prey drink from a vessel with their beaks, does the water become ritually impure?
The Shaykh:
If the water is a small amount, yes. If they are predatory birds, specifically birds of prey, and they drink from a small amount of water, then according to the school of thought, the water becomes ritually impure. This is the view of al-Badi'i, as mentioned previously. However, the correct opinion, as stated to you before, is that water does not become ritually impure unless it changes in nature, even if a source of impurity falls into it; it does not become impure unless there is a change. This is the correct view. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people use the broth of the vulture in treatment,
If birds of prey drink from a vessel with their beaks, does the water become ritually impure?
The Shaykh:
If the water is a small amount, yes. If they are predatory birds, specifically birds of prey, and they drink from a small amount of water, then according to the school of thought, the water becomes ritually impure. This is the view of al-Badi'i, as mentioned previously. However, the correct opinion, as stated to you before, is that water does not become ritually impure unless it changes in nature, even if a source of impurity falls into it; it does not become impure unless there is a change. This is the correct view. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people use the broth of the vulture in treatment,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/17 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:02:10)
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