How Should I Deal with Mosquitoes inside a Jug of Water?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

Question

If there are some kind of mosquitoes or something like that, in our toilet that sits in the jug we use for istinja, will the jug then be considered impure, because they live in the toilet, (no matter how clean the area is, they are always there and don’t leave)

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

I pray this finds you in the best of states.

Mosquitoes, alive or dead in a jug empty, or full of water, won’t render the jug or the water filthy. The water remains pure and purifying. [Shurunbulali, Nur al-Idah]

The Messenger of Allah (Blessings and Peace be upon Him) has said: “O Salman, any food or drink in which a creature without flowing blood has fallen into it and then died remains permissible to eat, to drink, and to use for purification.” [Bayhaqi]

[Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah]

And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching far and wide for answers to the fundamental questions of life and was disappointed at the answers he found. Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani. He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others. He is an active instructor at SeekersGuidance and answers questions through the SeekersGuidance Answers Service.