Fatwa ID: 07290

Answered by: Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat

Question:

I washed my shoes in the washing machine and when I took them out I found something that resembles pigeon or bird poo it was like a green dot with mud around. Is the shoes impure even though it got washed in the machine and is pigeon droppings najas cause I read some fatwa that other crow droppings are pure.

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

Answer:

If your shoes were thoroughly washed in the washing machine, and the impurity was removed, the shoes are considered pure. Any remaining marks that do not exhibit the characteristics of the impurity (smell, taste, or significant colour change) do not affect the purity.

According to the Hanafi Fiqh, pigeons are generally halal, therefore its dropping is also pure.¹

1 (فأشبه خرء الدجاج) ش: وهو نجس بالاتفاق. وقال السروجي وكان الأنسب تقديم خرء العصفور؛ لأن خرء الحمام إذا لم يفسد فالعصفور بالطريق الأولى فلا فائدة في ذكرها، لكن لما كان خرؤهما طاهرا فلا فرق بينهما يقدم أيهما شاء.

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ص438 – كتاب البناية شرح الهداية – حكم وقوع النجاسة في البئر – المكتبة الشاملة

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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