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IRSYAD AL-FATWA SERIES 176: TYPES AND METHOD OF SOIL FOR SERTU…
IRSYAD AL-FATWA SERIES 176: TYPES AND METHOD OF SOIL FOR SERTU (PURIFICATION FROM NAJIS MUGHALLAZAH)
Among the hadith from the Prophet PBUH that explains about this are the narrations by Abu Hurairah RA, the Prophet PBUH said:
إِذَا شَرِبَ الكَلْبُ فِي إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَغْسِلْهُ سَبْعًا
"If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is essential to wash it seven times."
Sahih al-Bukhari (172)
طَهُورُ إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا وَلَغَ فِيهِ الْكَلْبُ، أَنْ يَغْسِلَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ
“The cleansing of the utensil belonging to one of you, after it has been licked by a dog, is to wash it seven times, and using soil for cleaning at the first time.”
Sahih Muslim (279)
Sertu is a process of purification of najis mughallazah, such as najis from dogs (licked).
Narrations Regarding the Process of Sertu (Purification from Najis Mughallazah) of Containers that Have Been Licked by a Dog.
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First: It is obligatory to wash seven times, and this is the opinion in mazhab Malik, mazhab Syafie and mazhab Ahmad. They refer to the hadith from Abu Hurairah RA, as stated at the beginning of this discussion.
Al-Malikiyyah scholars hold the opinion that washing seven times is ta’abbudiyy, for their opinion is that the water licked by a dog is pure. [1] However, the majority of Islamic scholars of al-Hanafiyyah, al-Syafi’eyyah and al-Hanabilah hold the opinion that the ta’abbud is just for the seven times and not for the practise of purification, for it is mu’allal (with reason). Thus, water that is licked by a dog is najis.
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From Abu Hurairah RA, the Prophet PBUH said:
النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ بَنُو آدَمَ وَآدَمُ خُلِقَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ
“And people are all the children of Adam, and Adam was [created] from dust."
Sunan al-Tirmizi (3955)
Allah SWT states:
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ إِذَا أَنتُم بَشَرٌ تَنتَشِرُونَ“
And of His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing [throughout the earth].”
In Arabic, the terms used for soil are al-Turab “التراب” or al-Thin “الطين”. Among the Quranic and prophetic evidences that uses these terms are:
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There are several explanations for the second opinion:
!)The fatwa by Abu Hurairah contradicts what he narrated. Practising what he narrated by the Prophet PBUH is a priority than practising his fatwa.
2) Abu Hurairah has also issued a fatwa that commands the washing to be seven times and the sanad is stronger.
3)Washing seven times is in line with a marfu’ narration, which reached to the Prophet PBUH
Second: It is not obligatory to wash seven times, and this is according to the opinion of mazhab Abu Hanifah. This is due to the fact that dog’s saliva is the same as other najis, and it enough to wash with a single washing to purify the najis. However, the washing for seven times is mustahab and not obligatory. They refer to a fatwa that was once issued by Abu Hurairah RA, he stated that it is enough to wash three times to purify the najis of dog’s saliva, in narrations by Imam al-Thalawi and al-Daraquthni. This shows that the seven times washing is abrogated.
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First: al-Syafi’eyyah scholars hold the opinion that it is obligatory to wash using soil mixed with water to purify najis from dogs and swine and what is born from them. They use istidlal to state this opinion, referring to the hadith from Abu Hurairah RA, the Prophet PBUH said:
طَهُورُ إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا وَلَغَ فِيهِ الْكَلْبُ، أَنْ يَغْسِلَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ
“The cleansing of the utensil belonging to one of you, after it has been licked by a dog, is to wash it seven times, and using soil for cleaning at the first time.”
Sahih Muslim (279)
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Second: Meanwhile, mazhab Imam Ahmad states that it is permissible to use other than soil in the process of sertu, such as using soap or others. Refer Al-Mughni, Ibn Qudamah (1/74)
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Third: As for scholars of al-Hanafiyyah and al-Malikiyyah, they hold the opinion that it is not obligatory to purify using soil for this matter (dog and swine). See Mausu’ah al-Fiqhiyyah al-Kuwaitiyyah (114/3).
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