A man who tends sheep, and whose clothes become dirty in winter, making it difficult to remove and replace them at all times, especially on days of severe cold; is it prescribed for him
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The questioner : I am a man who tends sheep, and in winter my clothes are usually dirty, making it difficult to remove and replace them at all times, especially on days of severe cold. Is it possible for me to perform the night prayer and recite the Qur'an in this state using only tayammum (dry ablution with clean earth)?
The Shaykh : Yes. If you are a shepherd, then sheep are pure; their urine is pure, their dung is pure, their saliva is pure, and their milk is pure. Even if your clothes become contaminated by their urine, dung, or anything else, the clothes remain pure. It is permissible to pray in them, to recite the Qur'an, to perform the late-night voluntary prayer, and to perform other prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, who has used the initials Q, A, N for his name, says:
The Shaykh : Yes. If you are a shepherd, then sheep are pure; their urine is pure, their dung is pure, their saliva is pure, and their milk is pure. Even if your clothes become contaminated by their urine, dung, or anything else, the clothes remain pure. It is permissible to pray in them, to recite the Qur'an, to perform the late-night voluntary prayer, and to perform other prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, who has used the initials Q, A, N for his name, says: