Which ostomy outputs are considered clean according to Islamic ritual considerations?

• A. Ileostomy outputs
• B. Colostomy outputs
• C. Urostomy outputs
• D. All outputs

Answer: (A)

In Islamic ritual purity, the acceptability of bodily discharges for prayer hinges on whether they’re treated as pure (tahir) or impure (najis). Ileostomy output is regarded as clean because it comes from the small intestine and is typically a watery effluent with little of the solid fecal matter that classical fiqh associates with impurity. This means ileostomy discharge is treated as tahir for purposes of purification and prayer.

Colostomy output, which resembles ordinary feces, is considered najis and would require cleansing if it comes into contact with skin or clothing before prayer. Urostomy output is urine; in traditional rulings, urine is impure in terms of ritual cleanliness, so urostomy discharge would also raise impurity concerns and require purification if it contacts surfaces.

So, the ostomy output that's clean for ritual purposes is ileostomy output.