What is the ruling on worshippers praying on Friday on pigeon droppings found on the mosque carpets, and are these droppings impure?
The droppings of pigeons are considered pure by many scholars because their meat is permissible, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded the 'Uraniyyin to drink the urine of camels, and he prayed in sheep pens. The bedding that has been touched by pigeon droppings remains pure, and it is permissible to pray on it. However, it is better to keep the bedding free from these droppings to avoid the scholarly disagreement regarding their impurity.
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