The Ruling When Mouse Droppings Are Found in Cooked Rice

Question

If a mouse dropping turns up in cooked rice, should the rice be eaten or thrown away? Is a mouse dropping pure or impure?

Answer

If the dropping is whole, it is permissible to eat all of it except the rice next to it (two or four grains); as a precaution the rice next to it should be set aside. (Thus in Naf‘ al-Mufti.)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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