Is vomit ritually impure?
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Question : Yes, when a child vomits on clothes. Woman, O Shaykh, does it make the clothes ritually impure?
Answer : Vomit is not ritually impure. Not from a child, nor from anyone else. Because there is no evidence for its ritual impurity. And the default for things is purity. Just as the default for things is lawfulness.
So nothing is forbidden from what Allah the Mighty and Majestic has made lawful except by a legal proof, and nothing is ritually impure from what is pure by default except by a legal proof. And I am not aware of any evidence for the ritual impurity of vomit, even though vomit is common among adults and children. And the causes for transmitting a ruling are available. And it was not transmitted from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (peace and blessings be upon him), that he ordered purification from vomit. Therefore.
I say that vomit is pure, from adults and children. But if a person washes it in order to remove its appearance and its soiling of the clothes, that is better. Yes.
Answer : Vomit is not ritually impure. Not from a child, nor from anyone else. Because there is no evidence for its ritual impurity. And the default for things is purity. Just as the default for things is lawfulness.
So nothing is forbidden from what Allah the Mighty and Majestic has made lawful except by a legal proof, and nothing is ritually impure from what is pure by default except by a legal proof. And I am not aware of any evidence for the ritual impurity of vomit, even though vomit is common among adults and children. And the causes for transmitting a ruling are available. And it was not transmitted from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (peace and blessings be upon him), that he ordered purification from vomit. Therefore.
I say that vomit is pure, from adults and children. But if a person washes it in order to remove its appearance and its soiling of the clothes, that is better. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 209- هل القيئ نجس /سؤال على الهاتف /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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