Fatwa ID: 08010

Answered by: Moulana Ateiq-ur Rehman

Question:
Message Body:
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
I wanted to ask a question about nose/nasal mucus. Sometimes its color is red/pink and dry or wet. Is it impure if it touches cloths or drops on the floor or ground? I understand if it blood flows or in liquid it will be impure.
jazak Allah khair
wa alaikum salaam

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

Answer:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
If the mucus that comes out from the nose is red due to blood, and it is in liquid form or flowing, it will be classed as impure. This can be cleaned with water. If the fluid falls on the clothes or another surface, the clothes will also be classed as impure and will need to be washed, and the surface area will need to be washed.

If the blood that comes out has clotted and is dry, this will not be classed as impure. Thus, if it falls on clothes or a surface area, the area will still need to be cleaned; however, it will not be classed as impure.

If it is just yellow/clear mucus, that is classed as pure, whether wet or dry.

أَوْ فِي إزَالَةِ النَّجَاسَةِ الْحَقِيقِيَّةِ؛ لِئَلَّا يَرِدَ مَا لَوْ افْتَصَدَ وَخَرَجَ مِنْهُ دَمٌ كَثِيرٌ وَلَمْ يَتَلَطَّخْ رَأْسُ الْجُرْحِ، فَإِنَّهُ نَاقِضٌ مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسِلْ إلَى مَا يَلْحَقُهُ حُكْمُ التَّطْهِيرِ لِأَنَّهُ سَالَ إلَى الْمَكَانِ دُونَ الْبَدَنِ…

…إذَا نَزَلَ الدَّمُ إلَى قَصَبَةِ الْأَنْفِ نَقَضَ، وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ إلَّا لِكَوْنِ الْمُبَالَغَةِ فِي الِاسْتِنْشَاقِ لِغَيْرِ الصَّائِمِ مَسْنُونَةً؛ وَحَدُّهَا أَنْ يَصِلَ الْمَاءُ إلَى مَا اشْتَدَّ مِنْ الْأَنْفِ

(المكتبة الشاملة) كتاب حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي 1:134

وينقضه خروج نجسٍ منه، وقيءٌ ملأ فاه ولو مِرّةً أو علقًا أو طعامًا أو ماءً.

لا بلغمًا، أو دمًا غلب عليه البزاق

كتاب كنز الدقائق p140 (المكتبة الشاملة)

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Maulana Ateiq-ur Rehman

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham