Fathwa, - Ruling on Washing Eggs

Question
Why are chicken eggs notwashed before they are cooked ?
Answer
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that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
There is nothing wrong with washing chicken eggs before cooking them
for hygienic reasons so as to avoid anything that may be unclean, yet
it is not obligatory. The dischargethat covers chicken eggs is clean
according to the majority of scholars, especially from chickens that
were fed on pure fodder; since it is from a pure and eatable animal.
The Maaliki scholar Ibn Farhoon said: " Eggs should be washed
beforebreaking, but if they are not washed there is no harm. " In
fact, eggs should be washed because of the possibilitythat they might
be from hens whose fodder is impure. Jurists label such animals as
"Jallaalah"; i.e.any animal fed on impurities. Held
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