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Urine of Animals and Their Dung

alkafi-4065Vol. 3, p. 57

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَلْبَانِ الْإِبِلِ وَ الْغَنَمِ وَ الْبَقَرِ وَ أَبْوَالِهَا وَ لُحُومِهَا فَقَالَ لَا تَوَضَّأْ مِنْهُ إِنْ أَصَابَكَ مِنْهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ أَوْ ثَوْباً لَكَ فَلَا تَغْسِلْهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَتَنَظَّفَ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَبْوَالِ الدَّوَابِّ وَ الْبِغَالِ وَ الْحَمِيرِ فَقَالَ اغْسِلْهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ مَكَانَهُ فَاغْسِلِ الثَّوْبَ كُلَّهُ وَ إِنْ شَكَكْتَ فَانْضِحْهُ.

2. Hammad has narrated from Hariz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the milk of camels, sheep and cows and their urine and their meat. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not take Wudu’ with the water which is mixed with any of such items. You do not ne

alkafi-4068Vol. 3, p. 57

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبْوَالِ الدَّوَابِّ وَ أَرْوَاثِهَا قَالَ أَمَّا أَبْوَالُهَا فَاغْسِلْ إِنْ أَصَابَكَ وَ أَمَّا أَرْوَاثُهَا فَهِيَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘What do you say about the urine of animals and their dung?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Because of their urine you must wash and their dung is more than that.’”

alkafi-4073Vol. 3, p. 58

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي أُعَالِجُ الدَّوَابَّ فَرُبَّمَا خَرَجْتُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ قَدْ بَالَتْ وَ رَاثَتْ فَيَضْرِبُ أَحَدُهَا بِرِجْلِهِ أَوْ يَدِهِ فَيَنْضِحُ عَلَى ثِيَابِي فَأُصْبِحُ فَأَرَى أَثَرَهُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ شَيْ‌ءٌ.

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I deal with animals. Some times I go out during the night, and animals may have urinated and dunged and they spread it with their legs which pollutes my clothes; and in the morning I find the marks.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You are not required to do anything.’”