Avoiding Drops of Urine
Avoiding Drops of Urine
It is necessary to take precautions against urine drops. If urine drops come out after urination and get onto the clothing, the clothing becomes impure. If the amount of urine is equal to one dirham, performing prayer in such clothing is Makruh Tahrimi (prohibitively disliked). If it is more than one dirham, the prayer will not be valid.
وَقَدْرُ الدِّرْهَمِ وَمَا دُونَهُ مِنَ النَّجَسِ الْمُغَلَّظِ كَالدَّمِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَالْخَمْرِ وَخُرْءِ الدَّجَاجِ وَبَوْلِ الْحِمَارِ جَازَتِ الصَّلَاةُ مَعَهُ، وَإِنْ زَادَ لَمْ تَجُزْ.
وَلَنَا أَنَّ الْقَلِيلَ لَا يُمْكِنُ التَّحَرُّزُ عَنْهُ فَيُجْعَلُ عَفْوًا، وَقَدَّرْنَاهُ بِقَدْرِ الدِّرْهَمِ أَخْذًا عَنْ مَوْضِعِ الِاسْتِنْجَاءِ.
ثُمَّ يُرْوَى اعْتِبَارُ الدِّرْهَمِ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْمَسَاحَةِ، وَهُوَ قَدْرُ عَرْضِ الْكَفِّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، وَيُرْوَى مِنْ حَيْثُ الْوَزْنُ، وَهُوَ الدِّرْهَمُ الْكَبِيرُ الْمِثْقَالُ، وَهُوَ مَا يَبْلُغُ وَزْنُهُ مِثْقَالًا.
“An amount equal to one dirham or less of major impurity (najāsah ghalīẓah), such as blood, urine, wine, chicken droppings, and the urine of a donkey, does not prevent the validity of prayer. If it exceeds one dirham, prayer is not valid.
Our evidence is that a small amount of impurity is difficult to avoid, so it is treated as excused. We have determined its limit as one dirham, based on the amount relevant to the place of istinjā’.
It is also reported that the dirham is measured by area, which according to the sounder view is approximately the width of the palm. It is also reported that it is measured by weight, namely the large dirham, which is equivalent to one mithqāl in weight.”
الكمال ابن الهمام، فتح القدير شرح الهداية، كتاب الطهارات، باب الأنجاس وتطهيرها، ج 1، ص 202–203.