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The Ruling on Praying in Camel Pastures and the Purity of Their Dung and Urine

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to pray in camel pastures? Is their urine pure for use in treatment? And if it is used in treatment, is it required to remove it when praying?

Answer:
The dung and urine of camels are pure. Camel dung is pure, and the urine is pure. It is permissible to drink it for treatment, and one does not wash his clothes or his mouth from the urine, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the 'Uraynah who were afflicted with fever to catch up with the camels of zakah and drink from their urine and milk. He did not order them to wash what of it touched their clothes, which indicates that their urine and dung are pure. As for praying in their pastures, it is not valid due to the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) against praying in camel pastures. The prohibition implies invalidity, so it is not permissible to pray in camel pastures.
We do not know the specific reason for the prohibition regarding camel dung. Camel dung is pure, but for another reason that Allah knows best, which has not been clarified. So we implement the prohibition and do not pray in camel pastures, even if the wisdom behind it is not apparent to us. This is like the command to perform wudu' after eating camel meat; we implement the command even if the wisdom behind it is not clarified to us.

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May Allah reward you,
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 04 — archive.org (1:04:20)

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