Question
Reference number: 823626 | Purity | Feb. 23, 2020
Is the wet ground where the dog walks considered to be impure?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
The prophetic Hadith regarding dogs is clear. He said: “The purification of the utensil belonging to any one of you, after it is licked by a dog, lies in washing it seven times, using dirt for the first time.”
This shows that purification process is needed if the dog licks in your foods or drinks not if it walks; this is because the saliva of the dog is considered impure. Science has shown how dangerous it is if the saliva is mixed with foods or drinks. Moreover, it has proved that dirt plays a vital role in killing the bacteria found in the saliva. Therefore, there is no need to such worries.