Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Will I remain Clean If a dog passing by touches me

· 5 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 7682English

Question

Will I remain PAAK (Clean)If the dog pass by touching me. What will be the case if the Dog(or any animal) is wet or dry Is it permissible to offer Namaz in new clothes. I mean to say if I bought ready made clothes.They might have passed from so many hands, may be pure or not. can I offer namaz in them

Answer

In principle, the saliva of the dog is considered as impure. Therefore, by the mere touching of the dog if there are no impurities passed on to the clothes, Salaat in these clothes shall be valid and the clothes shall be considered as pure.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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