Is the Nasal Mucus of a Dog Pure or Impure?

Question:

My father is in Nairobi, Africa at the moment. Over there a man asked him a question. He travelled to London and at the airport, out of precaution, they check with the noses of dogs. Is the mucus that comes out of the dog’s nose pure or impure?

Answer:

After researching, I was unable to find any explicit ruling of the particles that come out of a dog’s nose. However, what comes to my mind is that the ruling that is given to the sweat and saliva of an animal should also apply to the nasal mucus, because these two are produced by the meat. So if the meat is impure then both of these are also considered impure. This is why the saliva and sweat of a dog is considered impure. Based on the above principle it can be deduced that nasal mucus is also produced from the meat, therefore it will be given the same ruling (of impurity). Below are the text of the Fiqh books:

عرق كل شيء معتبر بسؤره طهارة ونجاسة وكراهة لأن السؤر مختلط باللعاب وهو والعرق متولدان من اللحم إذ كل واحد منهما رطوبة متحللة من اللحم فأخذا حكمه. (البحر الرائق 1:132)

وعرق كل شيء معتبر بسؤره لأنهما يتولدان من اللحم اذ كل واحد منهما رطوبة متحللة من لحمه فأخذ أحدهما حكم صاحبه (الهداية 1:44)

و سور الكلب والخنزير و سائر سباع البهائم نجس باتفاق علمائنا خلافا لمالك في الكل, والشافعي و احمد فيما عدا الكلب والخنزير. اما نجاسة سؤر الكلب للاحاديث الصحيحة في الامر بغسل الاناء بعد اراقة ما فيه لولوغه, اما سؤر الخنزير فلنجاسة عينه على ما تقدم فلعابه متولد من لحم نجس فتنجس ما خالطه. واما سائر سباع البهائم فلنجاسة لحمها ايضا على ما هو صحيح.( حلبي كبير 167

However one should remember that the ruling of impurity would not be applied to a place simply by a dog sniffing it. Yes, if after the dog sniffs a place and a trace of wetness becomes apparent then the ruling of impurity of the place will apply.

الكلب إذا أخذ عضو إنسان أو ثوبه لا يتنجس ما لم يظهر فيه أثر البلل راضيا كان أو غضبان كذا في منية المصلي. (الهندية 1:48)

And Allah knows best
(Hazrat Aqdas Mufti) Ahmed Khanpuri (May Allah preserve him)
The answer is correct. (Hazrat Mufti) Abbas Dawud Bismillah
Mahmoodul Fatawaa Vol.5 Pg.113-114
 

Author: Ibn Suleman

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