قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَاءُ يُطَهِّرُ وَ لَا يُطَهَّرُ.
“Abu ’Abd Allah, Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Water cleanses but it is not cleanable.’”
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمَاءُ كُلُّهُ طَاهِرٌ حَتَّى يُعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ قَذِرٌ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘All water is clean until it is found out that it is not clean.”’
الْمَاءُ كُلُّهُ طَاهِرٌ حَتَّى يُعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ قَذِرٌ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, that all water (from source) is clean until it is found out that it is not clean.”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ أَ طَهُورٌ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Is sea water clean?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, it is clean.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ أَ طَهُورٌ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Is sea water clean?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, it is clean.’”