Fatwa ID: 07827

 

 

Written by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

 

 

Question

 

 

What is the ruling in the following case? 

 

 

I saw water splashing from the toilet (whilst flushing)  into the direction of a puddle of clean water which was on the floor 

 

 

However, I did not see the splashes actually falling into the puddle 

 

 

Is the puddle of water considered najis?

 

 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

 

Answer:

 

 

In Fiqh, certainty is not overridden by doubt. If you did not see the splashes of impure water (from the toilet) actually mixing with the clean puddle, then the clean puddle retains its original state of purity and is not considered najis (impure). It is essential not to let doubts and suspicions lead to unnecessary hardship in matters of tahara (purification).

 

 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

References

 

 

البناية شرح الهداية ١/‏٤٦١

واليقين لا يزول به فلا يحكم بالنجاسة إلا زمن اليقين بوقوعها؛ لأن اليقين يزول بيقين مثله، وهو الذي ذكره هو القياس

 

حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح ١/‏٦٧٥

وفي الأشياء آخر قاعدة اليقين لا يزول بالشك ما نصه إن الظن عند الفقهاء من قبيل الشك لأنهم يريدون به التردد بين وجود الشيء وعدمه سواء استويا أو ترجح أحدهما