The ruling on the excretions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and what comes out of a human being
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is the excretion of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) pure after his passing?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was like other human beings; it is not established that all his excretions were pure. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to clean himself with pebbles and perform istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would purify himself from major and minor ritual impurity. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) was like the rest of the Ummah in this regard. It is not established that his excretions were pure, that all his excretions were pure. Yes, saliva, spittle, sweat, and tears are pure from everyone. As for what comes out of the front or back passage, semen is an exception; semen is pure, and everything else is impure. It is impure; semen is the exception. This is pure from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and from others, and everything else that comes out of the front or back passage is impure.
This is the correct view. Some people say that what comes out of a human being, or the excretions of a human being, falls into three categories. The first category is what is pure by scholarly consensus, such as tears, sweat, spittle, and saliva; this is pure by consensus. Blood, menstrual blood, this is impure; you have heard the hadith regarding it. As for blood from an animal that is not eaten, it is also impure, whether from a human or otherwise. The blood that affects a person from an animal that is not eaten is impure, from a human or from others. As for the blood of an animal that is eaten, there is a distinction here. If it is from slaughter and lawful slaughter, coming out of the vein at the time of slaughter, then it is impure because it is flowing blood that Allah the Exalted has forbidden. If it is blood remaining in the meat after slaughter, then it is lawful and pure; it is lawful to eat it with the meat and it is pure if it touches a person's garment. This is the distinction regarding blood. Yes. And Allah knows best, in a state of dire necessity; because they were not able to wash it during the time of fighting and during the battle. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is the excretion of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) pure after his passing?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was like other human beings; it is not established that all his excretions were pure. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to clean himself with pebbles and perform istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would purify himself from major and minor ritual impurity. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) was like the rest of the Ummah in this regard. It is not established that his excretions were pure, that all his excretions were pure. Yes, saliva, spittle, sweat, and tears are pure from everyone. As for what comes out of the front or back passage, semen is an exception; semen is pure, and everything else is impure. It is impure; semen is the exception. This is pure from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and from others, and everything else that comes out of the front or back passage is impure.
This is the correct view. Some people say that what comes out of a human being, or the excretions of a human being, falls into three categories. The first category is what is pure by scholarly consensus, such as tears, sweat, spittle, and saliva; this is pure by consensus. Blood, menstrual blood, this is impure; you have heard the hadith regarding it. As for blood from an animal that is not eaten, it is also impure, whether from a human or otherwise. The blood that affects a person from an animal that is not eaten is impure, from a human or from others. As for the blood of an animal that is eaten, there is a distinction here. If it is from slaughter and lawful slaughter, coming out of the vein at the time of slaughter, then it is impure because it is flowing blood that Allah the Exalted has forbidden. If it is blood remaining in the meat after slaughter, then it is lawful and pure; it is lawful to eat it with the meat and it is pure if it touches a person's garment. This is the distinction regarding blood. Yes. And Allah knows best, in a state of dire necessity; because they were not able to wash it during the time of fighting and during the battle. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب إزالة النجاسة وبيانها — islamhouse.com (40:02)
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