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Impurity of dead body

November 7, 20201 min readDeathimpuritydeadbody

Question

Assalamu alaykum, when a person passes away, does his body become impure
ﺚ ﺧﺒ ﻧﺠﺎﺳﺔ or ﺣﺪث ﻧﺠﺎﺳﺔ. I can see that both opinions have been mentioned but which
one is the correct?

Answer:

ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

When a person passes away, then according to the correct opinion his body will become impure “ﺧﺒﺚ ﻧﺠﺎﺳﺔ”.1

Only Allah knows best

Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah Darul Ifta Birmingham

1 Raddul Muhtar: v. 3, p. 84 (Maktaba Imdadia); Muheetul Burhani: v. 2, p. 153-154 (DKI)

Published by Darul Ifta Texas for general guidance. It is not a ruling from a Shariah court, and it should not be taken outside the situation it addresses. Only Allah knows best.

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