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Fatwa #395361 February 2018United Kingdom

Is mouse droppings impure?

Question

To many mouse and rats in the house which is impossible to avoid

they do allot of dropping (NO 2) in the house on things while walking and eating which is also impossible to avoid, does this dropping make things napaak (Impure)?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The droppings of a mouse are impure[1].  It is not impossible to avoid mice. There are many effective ways to cleanse the house from rodents. 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Shibly bin Mizan

Student Darul Iftaa
Toronto,Canada 

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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 [1]   الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 319) 

 مبحث في بول الفأرة وبعرها وبول الهرة (قوله: وكذا بول الفأرة إلخ) اعلم أنه ذكر في الخانية أن بول الهرة والفأرة وخرأها نجس في أظهر الروايات يفسد الماء والثوب

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