Also the skin of pig would become pure even though ‘the...

Also the skin of pig would become pure even though ‘the great Imam’ says that it is impure: “But impure things are filth like excreta, urine, wine, excreta of dog, flesh of pig, all of its parts, flesh of prohibited animals provided that they are not slaughtered after reciting Bismillah (In the name of Allah). However if they are slaughtered after saying Bismillah, it is permissible to pray in their flesh and untanned skin.

Except the skin of pig that (even) if it is slaughtered after saying Bismillah, it is impure. And if its skin is tanned, according to the narrations of our companions, it would not be pure. The common elders also believe this (but) it is narrated from Abu Yusuf that it would become pure and its trade will also be permitted.”[^5] It is a fact that dog is not impure according to the great Imam. It is written in brief in Bombay edition on Pg.

28 as follows: “It should be known that dog was not an ‘absolute impurity’ according to ‘the great Imam’ Thus it could be sold and its guarantee is also there. A prayer mat and vessels can be made out of its skin. If it is taken out of a well alive, neither the well would become impure nor clothes due to its spraying of water provided that its mouth has not touched the water; nor its bite, unless its saliva is visible.

Prayer carrying a dog (in one’s arms) is not void, however big the dog may be.” In brief, there is no harm in performing prayers on a prayer-mat of dog skin, wearing dog skin, performing ablution with water from a dog skin water-bag, while carrying a dog in one’s arms or having it on one’s shoulders. God be praised! Second fundamental - Performing prayers after making one-fourth of the dress impure This law is found in every book of Hanafi jurisprudence.

Read the following sources: And if there is a slight impurity, like urine of animals whose meat is lawful, prayer is permissible even if that impurity covers one-fourth of the dress. This (command) is narrated from Abu Hanifah.[^6] The impurity of less than one-fourth dress and body can be ignored.[^7] That is, along with clothes even if one-fourth body remains impure then also there is no harm. Second type is of slight impurity. If it covers less than one-fourth of dress it can be ignored.