Some scholars say that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is impure. Do they have evidence for that?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The Shaykh holds the view of some schools of jurisprudence.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Some schools of jurisprudence hold that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is impure. Do they have evidence for that?
The Shaykh : He says: Some scholars hold that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is impure. Do they have evidence?
We say: Yes, they have evidence, but it does not indicate what they claim. Their evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the man who is tormented in his grave:Sunan Abi Dawud 20Sahih (Al-Albani). They said that "urine" is a general term that includes all urine, but they have no indication in that, because the urine referred to here is his own urine, as stated in Sahih al-Bukhari: . Thus, the "al" in "urine" is for the definite article, the mental definite article, and because his urine is what he is usually soiled with. As for the urine of animals whose meat is eaten, it is rare and only occurs for shepherds of camels, sheep, or cattle. So they have no evidence for that.
We also say: Evidence has indicated that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is pure. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the 'Urnah tribe to catch up with the zakat camels and drink from their urine and milk, and we did not order them to wash what affected them from that. Also, if their urine were impure, it would be forbidden and not permissible to seek healing with it.
Then we also say: The original ruling for things is purity, so we cannot make anything impure except with clear and distinct evidence.
So the stronger and correct position is: that the urine and dung of animals whose meat is eaten are pure, whether from camels, cattle, sheep, chickens, rabbits, pigeons, or others. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Some schools of jurisprudence hold that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is impure. Do they have evidence for that?
The Shaykh : He says: Some scholars hold that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is impure. Do they have evidence?
We say: Yes, they have evidence, but it does not indicate what they claim. Their evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the man who is tormented in his grave:
One did not safeguard himself from urine.
إنّه لا يستنزه من البولAs for one of them, he did not purify himself—or did not ensure cleanliness—from his urine
أمّا أحدهما فكان لا يستنزه -أو- لا يستبرأ من بولهWe also say: Evidence has indicated that the urine of animals whose meat is eaten is pure. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the 'Urnah tribe to catch up with the zakat camels and drink from their urine and milk, and we did not order them to wash what affected them from that. Also, if their urine were impure, it would be forbidden and not permissible to seek healing with it.
Then we also say: The original ruling for things is purity, so we cannot make anything impure except with clear and distinct evidence.
So the stronger and correct position is: that the urine and dung of animals whose meat is eaten are pure, whether from camels, cattle, sheep, chickens, rabbits, pigeons, or others. Yes.