Types of Impurities in Islam with Ways to Purify Oneself

Kapanlagi.com - For Muslims, it is obligatory to know the types of impurities and how to purify oneself. This is because impurities are filth that become one of the reasons for someone to be hindered from worshiping Allah SWT. From there, it is important for you to know impurities and how to purify oneself as a valid condition for prayer for someone who is a Muslim. Because, if someone is exposed to impurities, then the prayer that has been performed is considered invalid.

That is why you need to know the types of impurities so that your worship is accepted by Allah SWT. In Islam itself, impurities are classified into several categories according to their level. Such as mukhaffafah impurities or light impurities, mutawassithah impurities or moderate impurities, and mughalladhah impurities or heavy impurities. Well, to know more about the complete explanation, let's directly check out the following complete review.

1. Najis Mukhaffafah or Light Impurities

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The first type of impurity is najis mukhaffafah or light impurities. Examples of this impurity include the urine of a male baby who has not eaten or drunk anything other than breast milk and is not yet two years old. Another example is Madzi or the fluid that comes out of the genitals due to arousal. However, this Madzi does not come out by spurting.

This impurity is still classified as a light impurity. Therefore, cleaning it is quite easy. Yes, even though it is still classified as a light impurity, you still have to purify yourself by cleaning it.

2. How to Clean Najis Mukhaffafah

As for how to clean light impurities, it is as follows. First, you can sprinkle water once. However, this water sprinkling must be strong and the water must touch all areas affected by the impurity. The amount of water sprinkled must also be more than the amount of urine that has touched the area.

There is a hadith from Abu Samh Malik ra who said,

"The urine of a female child is washed, while the urine of a male child is sprinkled." (HR. Abu Daud 377, An Nasa'i 303, authenticated by Al Albani in Shahih An Nasa'i).

3. Najis Mutawassithah or Medium Impurity

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Furthermore, the types of impurities that you need to know are najis mutawassithah or medium impurity. Examples of this impurity include human feces, menstrual blood, semen, alcoholic beverages, animal feces, and carcasses of animals other than fish and locusts.

This impurity can be divided into two types, namely ‘ainiyah impurity and hukmiyah impurity. Ainiyah impurity is a visible impurity in terms of appearance, taste, and smell. On the other hand, hukmiyah impurity is an impurity that is not visible, such as urine stains and alcoholic beverages.

If you have been exposed to this impurity, you need to immediately purify yourself by cleaning the affected area until the impurity is completely gone.

4. How to Clean Medium Impurity

As for how to clean najis mutawassithah or medium impurities, it can be done in various ways. You can do it by pouring water, washing, brushing, or even using soap and other cleaning tools until it leaves no color, smell, and taste.

Shaykh As Sa'di explained that, "Najis Mutawassithah, when it can disappear in any way, with any tool, then it is enough to purify it. It is not required to have a specific quantity and it does not have to use water.

This is what is indicated by the apparent evidence of the texts. Because the shariah in this matter only commands to remove the impurities. And the impurities sometimes disappear by using water, sometimes by washing it, sometimes by istijmar (using stones, wood, and the like), and sometimes by other means.

5. Najis Mughalladhah or Heavy Impurities

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Next, there is najis mughalladhah or heavy impurities in Islam. This impurity is also the highest level of impurity. It is called heavy impurity because it requires special treatment to clean it.

Examples of mufhalladhah impurities are coming into contact with a pig or touching a pig, coming into contact with dog saliva either intentionally or unintentionally. Because it is classified as a heavy impurity, you must also clean it by using seven rinses of water and soil so that the impurity is completely removed.

6. How to Clean Impure Filth

As mentioned above, the way to purify oneself from this impure filth is by washing it with water seven times, one of which is mixed with dust. However, before washing it with water, the physical form of the impurity must be removed first.

With the disappearance of the impurity's physical form, there is no longer any color, smell, or taste of the impurity visible to the naked eye. However, according to Islamic law, the impurity still exists in the place where it was contaminated because it has not been washed with water. To ensure that one is truly clean, you can directly wash the affected area seven times using water mixed with soil.

Those are the various types of impurities according to Islam and the ways to purify oneself that you need to know. In addition to the three impurities mentioned above, there are still other types of impurities, namely Ma'fu impurity or forgiven impurity. Ma'fu impurity is an impurity that does not need to be washed or cleansed. For example, a carcass that does not release blood, or a small amount of pus from the skin. Hopefully, it is beneficial.

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