The blood of animals when it sticks to clothing or the body: does it render them ritually impure?
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The questioner : The blood of animals when it sticks to clothing or the body: does it render them ritually impure?
The Shaykh : The scholars divide animals into two categories: a category that is ritually impure, and a category that is pure in life and pure in death. As for the category that is ritually impure in life and in death, its blood is ritually impure, and it is obligatory to wash both a small amount and a large amount of it. This is like the dog.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the category that is pure in life but ritually impure after death, its blood is ritually impure, but a small amount is excused due to the difficulty of guarding against it. This is like the blood of livestock, such as camels, cattle, and sheep. These are pure in their lives, and if they die without a lawful ritual slaughter, they become ritually impure.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Thus, their blood is ritually impure, but a small amount is excused. The third category is pure in life and after death, such as sea animals like fish, and also those that do not have flowing blood, like flies and the like. The blood of these is pure, even if it is assumed to be a large amount, as in the blood of fish and the like. This is because their carrion is pure. The original reason for the prohibition of carrion is the stagnation of blood in it. If the carrion is pure—yes, I said the carrion is ritually impure, but the correct statement is that the carrion is pure.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is because the prohibition of carrion is due to the stagnation of blood in it. If the carrion of these animals is pure, this indicates that their blood is pure; otherwise, their carrion would have to be ritually impure due to the stagnation of blood. This is what the scholars mentioned regarding the classification of animal blood. Yes.
The questioner : The listener Muhammad al-Tuwajiri from Buraydah, on the street... says.
The Shaykh : The scholars divide animals into two categories: a category that is ritually impure, and a category that is pure in life and pure in death. As for the category that is ritually impure in life and in death, its blood is ritually impure, and it is obligatory to wash both a small amount and a large amount of it. This is like the dog.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the category that is pure in life but ritually impure after death, its blood is ritually impure, but a small amount is excused due to the difficulty of guarding against it. This is like the blood of livestock, such as camels, cattle, and sheep. These are pure in their lives, and if they die without a lawful ritual slaughter, they become ritually impure.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Thus, their blood is ritually impure, but a small amount is excused. The third category is pure in life and after death, such as sea animals like fish, and also those that do not have flowing blood, like flies and the like. The blood of these is pure, even if it is assumed to be a large amount, as in the blood of fish and the like. This is because their carrion is pure. The original reason for the prohibition of carrion is the stagnation of blood in it. If the carrion is pure—yes, I said the carrion is ritually impure, but the correct statement is that the carrion is pure.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is because the prohibition of carrion is due to the stagnation of blood in it. If the carrion of these animals is pure, this indicates that their blood is pure; otherwise, their carrion would have to be ritually impure due to the stagnation of blood. This is what the scholars mentioned regarding the classification of animal blood. Yes.
The questioner : The listener Muhammad al-Tuwajiri from Buraydah, on the street... says.