Does the Steam That Emanates From Impure Meats When Cooked Cause That Which it Contacts to Become Impure?


Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question Summary

Does the steam that emanates from impure meats when cooked cause that which it contacts to become impure?

Question Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

No, one’s clothing, body, kitchen walls, etc… are not made impure due to steam emanating from impermissible meats being cooked. [Ibn Maza, al-Muhit al-Burhani]

The Reasoning

Even though the logical conclusion (qiyas) is that impermissible/impure meat that is cooked (especially as a soup) will emanate impure steam, the preferred opinion (istihsan) is that that which is contacted by the steam remains pure unless the impurity itself is tangibly visible (which is highly unlikely in this specific circumstance). [Ibid.]

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Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch

 

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he then completed four years at the Darul Uloom seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences. He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he stayed for three years studying in Dar Al-Mustafa under some of the greatest scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib. In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Quran and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Quranic exegesis, Islamic history, and a number of texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.