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Meaning, just as the skins of dead animals are Najis, the bones of dead animals
are also Najis. Similar to the skin, unlike the hair, the bones are an essential
part of an animal. The proof for this can be found in the words of Allh :
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The original ruling is that anything that is a part of the skin or bones from a
pig is Najis. There is however a concept in the Ul al-Fiqh of Istilah
(). Istilah is explained by the great scholar of Islm, al-fidh Ibn alQayyim :
Based on this Ul (Istilah), alcohol is impure, even though its origin
is pure. If the reason for its being regarded as impure is no longer
present, then it is to be regarded as pure. This is the basis of Sharah
and the basis of reward and punishment. [ 4 ]
This principle is Ul is based upon the clear a adth reported by Imm
Muslim :
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Some of the scholars of Islm used the concept of Istilah with regards to an
animal that falls into a large body of salt and dissolves to the extent that one is
no longer able to identify if that salt was ever an animal, but Gelatin is not
such. Unlike the case scenario with an animal falling in salt, the chemical
structure of Gelatin does not change enough to no longer be considered as a
part of a pig. Hence it is clear that Gelatin does not become pure having been
extracted from a pig and then boiled. This is the Ijtihd and fatwa of the
Lajnah ad-Dimah (the senior most body for fatawa in Saudi Arabia called the
Standing Committee) this fatwa was signed by the following eminent scholars
Shaikh AbdulAzz bin Bz, Shaikh AbdurRazzq Aff, Shaikh Abdullh bin
Ghadyn, Shaikh Abdullh bin Qad. [ 7 ]
It fact the anbilah also forbid human manipulation to be involved in
Istilah. This is based upon the following a Adth all reported by Imm
Muslim . Anas bin Mlik
said:
Raslullh was asked whether wine could be changed to be used
as vinegar. He said, No.
Hence wine that naturally changes into vinegar is perfectly fine but to deal
with alcohol and use that Najis substance to make vinegar is not acceptable.
This is also clear from what Ab alah
reported, he said:
Raslullh was asked about some orphans who had inherited
some wine. He said: Pour it out. He was asked, Could they
not make it into vinegar? He said, No.
Imm Ibn Qudmah al-Maqdis continues:
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Everything dead is Najis, except for humans, and water
animals, who only live in water. This is due to the saying of
Raslullh upon the sea: Its water is a purifier and its
dead are all (lawful). And the corpse of a creature that
has no flowing blood, so long as it is not generated from
impure substances.
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Lesson # 15
The student of knowledge should take note at the dedication of Imm Ibn
Qudmah to sticking to the proofs. Even in this small matn
(summarized text in Fiqh), he has quoted many proofs from a Adth. The
ruling on all dead being Najis, is a general rule, which is established by the
Ijm of the scholars of Islm and the dall for this ruling is found in the
Qurn:
There is a case principle that all things are pure until proven filthy. Hence all
humans in essence are pure. Death does not change this original state, this is
clear by the fact that we are ordered to perform Ghusl for the dead. If the dead
were Najis then Ghusl would not purify them, instead they would spread that
Najsah with the water that rolls off them. That is why washing a dead pig
would not purify it.
With regards to the Kfir, they are spiritually Najis due to their Kufr and
sometimes physically Najis due to not performing Ghusl, Istinja or Istijmr. Yet
due to the fact that they are human beings, in essence, they are pure, as all
humans are created pure.
2. The Creatures that Live in Water:
The clear proof for this has been quoted by Imm Ibn Qudmah in
the text of al-Umdah, it is the a adth where Raslullh said about
the sea:
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