A man sells milk in a skin of unknown origin; what is the ruling on buying it?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ...should we buy from him?
The Shaykh : And what is the origin? You say a man is selling milk in a tanned skin, and we do not know its origin. It is possible that it is a wolf’s skin, and it is possible that it is a hyena’s skin. The hyena’s skin is pure, and the wolf’s skin is impure. So what is the default ruling? The default ruling is purity, unless the apparent evidence overrides the default ruling. For example, if it is in a land full of wolves, then here we consider it to be impure. Yahya?
The questioner : ...should we buy from him?
The Shaykh : And what is the origin? You say a man is selling milk in a tanned skin, and we do not know its origin. It is possible that it is a wolf’s skin, and it is possible that it is a hyena’s skin. The hyena’s skin is pure, and the wolf’s skin is impure. So what is the default ruling? The default ruling is purity, unless the apparent evidence overrides the default ruling. For example, if it is in a land full of wolves, then here we consider it to be impure. Yahya?