Purity: The Ten Intrinsically Impure (Najis) Things

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teaching of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 80

Ten things are impure [intrinsically]:[1]¹

1. urine;

2. faeces;

3. semen;

4. corpse;

5. blood;

6. dog;

7. pig;

8. disbeliever (kāfir);

9. wine;

10. the sweat of an excrement-eating animal.

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Purification (Taharah)

1. [1] Each of these things is also known as an ‘intrinsic impurity’ (ʿayn al‑najāsah).