The Ruling on the Purity of the Urine and Dung of Animals Whose Meat Is Eaten

Question:
I have a livestock farm, and sometimes while I am inspecting them, the urine and dung of the animals get on my clothes. Is this considered ritual impurity? I have heard that the urine and dung of any animal whose meat is eaten are pure. Is this correct?

Answer:
Yes, this is the correct view: the urine and dung of animals whose meat is eaten are all pure, such as camels, cattle, sheep, and game; all of it is pure. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in the pens of sheep. When the people of 'Arnun felt ill in Madinah, he sent them to the camels of zakah to drink from their urine and milk until they recovered. When he permitted them to drink from their urine, it indicated its purity. And when he prayed in the pens of sheep, it indicated their purity. However, he prohibited praying in the grazing grounds of camels, not because of impurity, but for another reason. Otherwise, their urine and dung are pure. Likewise, cattle, sheep, game, chickens, and pigeons.
But if a chicken is a jallalah (one that eats impurities), it becomes impure until it eats something good for three days or more until it becomes pure. If one washes his clothes from it while it is a jallalah, that is more cautious and better.