Manure of Domestic Animals

QUESTION:

Is the manure of sheep, cattle and goats considered impure? If it messes one’s clothes, should the clothes be rinsed off, or should they be changed before reading Salaah?

ANSWER:

Firstly, one needs to understand the nature of manure. Generally, manure is used as an organic fertilizer made from the dung of domestic livestock. Usually, soil and other ingredients are also mixed with the manure to solidify it, and this is then mixed into the soil. This results in a complete metamorphosis occurring which makes it permissible to utilize. The dung of these animals no longer remain in its original form, nor do any traces of it remain. Rather, it all turns into soil when mixed with the soil.

Hence, keeping the above explanation in mind, it is clear that any manure which falls on one’s clothing is Paak (clean) and there is no need to wash the clothes.

ويجوز بيع السرقين، والبعر؛ لأنه مباح الانتفاع به شرعا على الإطلاق فكان مالا، ولا ينعقد بيع العذرة الخالصة؛ لأنه لا يباح الانتفاع بها بحال، فلا تكون مالا إلا إذا كان مخلوطا بالتراب، والتراب غالب فيجوز بيعه؛ لأنه يجوز الانتفاع به ( بدائع الصنائع (5/ 144

(ومنها) الإحراق السرقين إذا أحرق حتى صار رمادا فعند محمد يحكم بطهارته وعليه الفتوى. هكذا في الخلاصة وكذا العذرة. هكذا في البحر الرائق. (الهندية 1/44)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani

Date: 22 Shawwaal 1446 / 21 April 2025

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb