Fiqh of Tahara3

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Fiqh of Tahara-3

• Taught by Hacene Chebbani

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Chapter 3 Utensils/Drinking Vessels

• It is not permissible to use utensils of gold and
  silver for purification or anything else.
• Proof
• The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said Do not
  drink from gold and silver utensils, nor eat from
  its plates, for they are for the disbelievers in
  this world, and for you in the hereafter
  (Bukhari/Muslim)
• This prohibition is equally applicable to men,
  women, adults, and children.

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Chapter 3-Continued

• Wearing gold is only prohibited for men, it is
  allowed for women, and yet using utensils of gold
  and silver are prohibited for both.
• Matters of Agreement
• It is not permissible to eat or drink in utensils
  of gold and silver. Why? Because the Messenger of
  Allah (Pbuh) has specifically forbidden this way
  of using them (Food Containers).
• It is permissible to use a utensil that is
  soldered with a very little quantity of silver.
• Proof
• Narrated Anas bin Malik (r) that the Messenger
  of Allah (pbuh) has fixed one of his utensils
  (qadahh) with the solder of silver (Bukhari) .
  The conditions are
• 1- It has to be a solder 2- It has to be from
  silver 3- It has to be very small 4- It has be
  done out of need.

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Chapter 3-Continued

• Is it makrouh (disliked) to touch it when
  drinking from this utensil?
• It is not makrouh, for this is a sharia ruling
  that needs a proof to be established.
• Matters of Disagreement
• Is it permissible to use gold and silver in other
  than being food/drink utensils?
• First Opinion Yes, it is permissible to own
  gold and silver utensils and use them in anything
  else other than to eat and drink in them. It is
  also permissible to use pens, cell-phones,
  watches that are made of gold or silver.
• Proofs
• - The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) only forbade us
  to use them as food containers. (To eat and drink
  in them).

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Chapter 3-Continued

• Umm Salama (r) used to own a Juljul (small
  bottle) made of silver and she used it to keep
  some of the hair of Allahs Messenger (pbuh) in
  it ... (Bukhari) .
• 2) The second opinion
• It is not permissible to use them in anything
  and it is not permissible to use other tools and
  accessories that are made of gold and silver,
  except jewellery for women.
• Proofs
• - His saying (pbuh) for they are for the
  disbelievers in this world and they are for you
  in the Hereafter (Bukhari/Muslim).
• - The reason these utensils are forbidden to be
  used as food containers is that using them might
  lead to arrogance and self-astonishment. This
  meaning is also found in other modes of use.
• - It halal for women to use jewellery because
  Islam recognizes their need to beautify
  themselves for their husbands.

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Utensils of Non-Muslims and their garments

• It is permissible to use the utensils of the
  People of the Book, as well as their garments,
  so long as their contamination with filth is not
  known. The same ruling applies to the rest of the
  disbelievers.
• Since most Christians do not follow the rules of
  their religion, then utensils can be divided into
  4 types
• Used without washing/belong to Muslims.
• Used without washing/belong to Jews and
  Christians who do not eat swine nor do they eat
  un-slaughtered meat.
• Used after washing/belong those
  Christians/members of other religions who eat
  swine/dead meat.
• Used without washing/ belong to those listed
  above/ not sure if they ever used or not/ they
  are Tahir (original state)

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Utensils of Non-Muslims and their garments

• Did our Prophet (pbuh) use their utensils?
• Answer Yes, at least in three occasions
• He accepted the invitation from a young Jewish
  boy and ate from his barley bread with (Ihalah
  sankhah) (Ahmed/sahih)
• He accepted the invitation of a Jewish lady in
  Khaibar and ate from the barbequed lamb.
  (Bukhari)
• 3. He made wudu with his companions from a water
  container (mazadah) that belonged to a pagan
  lady. (Bukhari/Muslim)

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Continued

• It is however preferred not to use them, if we
  know that they consume najasaat like pork, dead
  meat, and wine.
• Proof
• Narrated Thalabah al-Khushani (r), he said I
  said O Allahs Messenger! We are living in a
  land inhabited by the People of the Book, can
  we eat from their utensils? He said Do not eat
  from them unless you can not find utensils other
  than theirs. Then wash them and eat from them
  (Bukhari/Muslim)

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Their Garments

• Garments can be divided into 4 types
• Made or worn by Muslims They are Tahir by
  consensus.
• Made by non-believers/never worn by them They
  are Tahir by consensus.
• Outer-garments worn by non-believers They are
  Tahir.
• Under-garments worn by non-believers The
  majority of Scholars said that they have to be
  washed before a Muslim uses them.