Is Camel Urine Not Impure (Najis) as It Was Recommended by the Prophet in the Hadith of Bukhari?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is Camel during not impure (Najis) as it was recommended by the Prophet in the Hadith of Bukhari?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
Camel urine is light filth (najis). It was recognized in Arab customs as having medicinal properties.
Camel Urine in The Hanafi School
Camel Urine as Medication
The incident of the people of ῾Urayna is that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) knew through revelation that their cure lay in the drinking of camel urine. According to jurists, in the case where there is no halal alternative available, and a person is advised by doctors that the only cure for their illness is to consume camel urine, it is permissible to do so as a form of medication.
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I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana]Ilyas Patel
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
