What is the ruling on one who enters the mosque to pray with sheep dung on his foot?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, a man enters the mosque with dung on his foot, so what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : Dung? What kind of dung?
The questioner : Sheep dung.
The Shaykh : Donkey?
The questioner : No, sheep.
The Shaykh : I will give you a rule, may Allah reward you: "Everything whose meat is eaten, its dung and urine are pure", did you understand?
The questioner : Yes, I understood.
The Shaykh : And what did you understand?
The questioner : That what is eaten is pure.
The Shaykh : Its urine and dung are pure. The sheep, its dung is?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Cows?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Cows, cows, do you not eat cow meat?
The questioner : Some people eat it and some do not.
The Shaykh : And where do you live? But in countries where they do not have cows?!
The questioner : There are cows, but I have not eaten them.
The Shaykh : No, all of them. You see them as good. In any case, do you know this rule now?
So what about chicken, its dung?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Pure, and camels, their dung?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Pure. And as for the prohibition of praying in the enclosures of camels, it is not because of impurity, but because the enclosures of camels are usually a refuge for the devils, because camels were created from the devils, meaning: that their nature is bad and rough. For this reason, you find that camel herders have roughness, arrogance, and haughtiness, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: :
The shepherd of sheep is a quiet, calm person with patience, unlike the owner of camels. The owner of camels, you find him with his head held high, as if he is above people, and this is something observed. For this reason, Allah chose for the prophets to herd sheep: .
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, a man enters the mosque with dung on his foot, so what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : Dung? What kind of dung?
The questioner : Sheep dung.
The Shaykh : Donkey?
The questioner : No, sheep.
The Shaykh : I will give you a rule, may Allah reward you: "Everything whose meat is eaten, its dung and urine are pure", did you understand?
The questioner : Yes, I understood.
The Shaykh : And what did you understand?
The questioner : That what is eaten is pure.
The Shaykh : Its urine and dung are pure. The sheep, its dung is?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Cows?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Cows, cows, do you not eat cow meat?
The questioner : Some people eat it and some do not.
The Shaykh : And where do you live? But in countries where they do not have cows?!
The questioner : There are cows, but I have not eaten them.
The Shaykh : No, all of them. You see them as good. In any case, do you know this rule now?
So what about chicken, its dung?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Pure, and camels, their dung?
The questioner : Pure.
The Shaykh : Pure. And as for the prohibition of praying in the enclosures of camels, it is not because of impurity, but because the enclosures of camels are usually a refuge for the devils, because camels were created from the devils, meaning: that their nature is bad and rough. For this reason, you find that camel herders have roughness, arrogance, and haughtiness, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Roughness and harshness are in the desert dwellers, the owners of camels, and tranquility and dignity are in the owners of sheep.
الغلظة والجفاء في الفدادين أصحاب الإبل، والسكينة والوقار في أصحاب الغنمThe shepherd of sheep is a quiet, calm person with patience, unlike the owner of camels. The owner of camels, you find him with his head held high, as if he is above people, and this is something observed. For this reason, Allah chose for the prophets to herd sheep:
No prophet was there who did not herd sheep.
ما من نبي إلا رعى الغنمThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No.