What is the ruling on watering crops with impure water?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Some people water their crops with water that has been altered by impurity.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to water crops with impure water?
The questioner : Is it permissible to water crops with water that has been altered by impurity in an apparent way?
The Shaykh : Well, and some people use human excrement as fertilizer, and they used to make fertilizer from donkey excrement here, yes. So what is the ruling? The majority of scholars hold that there is no harm in this, based on what? Based on the fact that impurity becomes pure through transformation, and that this impure water or impure excrement, if the roots of the tree drink it, it undergoes transformation. And this is correct. The correct view is that there is no harm in it. But if the fruit is altered and the effect of the impurity appears on it, then it becomes forbidden. That is to say, if the impurity has a strong effect on the fruit, and you smell the odor from inside the fruit, not from outside, because from outside the air might carry the odor to the fruit, but from inside, you do not eat it because it is foul. Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning if a fish is found?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Small insects.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. He says there are small insects in stagnant water. Do you mean leeches, for example? Leeches?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : There are snakes in the canals.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. This requires consideration.
The questioner : May Allah bless you...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but does it eat humans? Does it run like wild beasts, or not?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... There is no harm in that, but if it dies, it is not permissible, giving precedence to the side of prohibition.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Small, meaning once?
The questioner : No, Shaykh, it is large.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Large, large.
The Shaykh : If it is large, it is of the kind that has a flowing soul. It must have a flowing soul.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Does it have poison?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, if I gave you a fruit that contains poison, is it permissible or not?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Well, is it permissible or not?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. Well, if it is established that the fish contains poison, it is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The important point is that it appears to be forbidden, which is the predominant view. -O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and the excellence, and raise him to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him-.
The questioner : Some people water their crops with water that has been altered by impurity.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to water crops with impure water?
The questioner : Is it permissible to water crops with water that has been altered by impurity in an apparent way?
The Shaykh : Well, and some people use human excrement as fertilizer, and they used to make fertilizer from donkey excrement here, yes. So what is the ruling? The majority of scholars hold that there is no harm in this, based on what? Based on the fact that impurity becomes pure through transformation, and that this impure water or impure excrement, if the roots of the tree drink it, it undergoes transformation. And this is correct. The correct view is that there is no harm in it. But if the fruit is altered and the effect of the impurity appears on it, then it becomes forbidden. That is to say, if the impurity has a strong effect on the fruit, and you smell the odor from inside the fruit, not from outside, because from outside the air might carry the odor to the fruit, but from inside, you do not eat it because it is foul. Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning if a fish is found?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Small insects.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. He says there are small insects in stagnant water. Do you mean leeches, for example? Leeches?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : There are snakes in the canals.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. This requires consideration.
The questioner : May Allah bless you...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but does it eat humans? Does it run like wild beasts, or not?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... There is no harm in that, but if it dies, it is not permissible, giving precedence to the side of prohibition.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Small, meaning once?
The questioner : No, Shaykh, it is large.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Large, large.
The Shaykh : If it is large, it is of the kind that has a flowing soul. It must have a flowing soul.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Does it have poison?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, if I gave you a fruit that contains poison, is it permissible or not?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Well, is it permissible or not?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. Well, if it is established that the fish contains poison, it is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The important point is that it appears to be forbidden, which is the predominant view. -O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and the excellence, and raise him to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him-.