Al-Uthaymeen states that the correct opinion is
that slight impurities is always overlooked.
A - What is defined as “small” is a issue of
difference between the scholars, but as preceded “small” is left up to what is
customarily.
1-That which is always impure, such
as blood that comes out of the private parts or blood in animals unless the
animal is slaughtered properly (whatever remains is legal, see point #2).
2-Blood that is impure but a slight
amount maybe overlooked such as blood left in an animal after sacrifice or
human blood on ones clothes. The only exception given to human blood is the
blood of a martyr, with the majority, as we are commanded not to wash this off.
3-Blood which is always pure, such
as the blood of fish, the blood that remains in the organs of a sacrificed
animal (veins, heart, brains, liver etc.) or insects. These never need washing
and are pure as in the Hadeeth, “If a fly falls into one of your drinks then
dip it in because one of its wings has a disease but the other has a cure.”
However, al-Uthaymeen is of the opinion that
all types of blood are pure except if they come out of the private parts. He
stated as evidence:
-There is no real evidence to
suggest that blood as a substance is impure except for menses and Nifaas and
the likes.
-The Prophet describes rules
pertaining to menses, irregular bleeding (Istihaadah), injuries, Hijaamah and
other issues connected to blood but never described blood as being always
impure.
-The Muslims have always prayed
Salaat whilst in battle and their clothes and weapons having blood on them.
-The body of a human is pure, so if
a person has a cut on his hand and he bleeds, his hand is not considered as
being impure all of sudden.
-If the blood in a dead fish is
permitted then the blood of an alive human must be more so pure.
-Making blood impure by comparing to
everything else that exits the body (urine, faeces, vomit etc,) is false, because
that which you comparing it to is a product of bad smells and a process of
waste.
-There’s a contradiction also – you say
a small amount of blood is overlooked by other substances you have compared
blood to isn’t overlooked!?
-Comparing blood and texts relating to
menstruating blood is also false because menstruating blood comes out of the
private parts, and again, is a product of waste and carries a bad smell.
So those who opined that blood is pure, other
than which we have mentioned above, is a very strong view.
As for those who say blood is impure, they make
two exceptions:
1.
It remains impure in all cases
2.
A small amount is overlooked
In response, al-Uthaymeen rejects this because there
is no real evidence for the first exception then the second exception will be
nullified by default, because impurities are not overlooked at all except with
proof.
1/439-443
And Allah Knows best
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