Is the blood that comes out of the body ritually impure? And what is the ruling on praying in clothes soiled by it?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: Is the blood that comes out of the body ritually impure, and is it obligatory to remove the clothes when performing the prayer?
The Shaykh : If the blood that comes out of the body exits from the two passages, meaning the front or the back, it is ritually impure, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order women during menstruation to wash away the menstrual blood. If it comes from the rest of the body, such as a nosebleed, a wound, or the like, the majority of scholars hold that it is ritually impure, but a small amount is excused, meaning a little of it, even if it affects the body or the garment. Some scholars hold that it is not ritually impure, saying: because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 283 And the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in jihad would be wounded, and their bodies and clothes would be soiled by that blood, and it is not reported that they were ordered to wash it. And because what separates from a human being is pure; if, for example, his finger is cut off, the finger is pure. So if the parts are pure when they separate, then the purity of the blood is all the more so. However, the parts that separate must contain blood, but the precaution is to wash it, unless it is a small amount that is customary, in which case there is no harm in not washing it. Yes.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, if a person performs ablution.
The Shaykh : But why did you not ask whether it invalidates the ablution or not? We say: it does not invalidate the ablution except what exits from the two passages. As for what exits from the rest of the body, it does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is little or much. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: Is the blood that comes out of the body ritually impure, and is it obligatory to remove the clothes when performing the prayer?
The Shaykh : If the blood that comes out of the body exits from the two passages, meaning the front or the back, it is ritually impure, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order women during menstruation to wash away the menstrual blood. If it comes from the rest of the body, such as a nosebleed, a wound, or the like, the majority of scholars hold that it is ritually impure, but a small amount is excused, meaning a little of it, even if it affects the body or the garment. Some scholars hold that it is not ritually impure, saying: because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A believer never becomes impure.
إن المؤمن لا ينجسThe questioner : Honorable Shaykh, if a person performs ablution.
The Shaykh : But why did you not ask whether it invalidates the ablution or not? We say: it does not invalidate the ablution except what exits from the two passages. As for what exits from the rest of the body, it does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is little or much. Yes.