The Ruling on the Vomiting of a Small Child

The questioner:
The questioner also asks: What is the ruling on the vomit of a small girl if she is less than one year old? Is it impure or pure?

The Shaykh:
What is the ruling? According to the scholars, the ruling on vomit is the same as the ruling on urine. If a person vomits, it is impure, so it is obligatory to purify oneself from it. If it is the vomit of a girl, it is like her urine; it must be washed. If it is the vomit of a boy who has not yet eaten food, it is like his urine; water is poured over it and rubbed with water until the impurity is removed, and that is sufficient. This is well known among many scholars, who rule that the vomit of a child is like urine. This comes out from below, and that comes out from above. Yes.

The questioner:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and to proceed.

The Shaykh:
But a small amount has a significant effect, and a small amount may come out of a person, such as a small particle. This is excused; one spits it out and it does no harm, and it is not without substance. Yes.