Water of Bath Houses and Water Heated by the Sun’s Rays

قَالَ: لَا تَغْتَسِلْ مِنَ الْبِئْرِ الَّتِي تَجْتَمِعُ فِيهَا غُسَالَةُ الْحَمَّامِ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا غُسَالَةَ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا وَ هُوَ لَا يَطْهُرُ إِلَى سَبْعَةِ آبَاءٍ[1] وَ فِيهَا غُسَالَةَ النَّاصِبِ وَ هُوَ شَرُّهُمَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَخْلُقْ خَلْقاً شَرّاً مِنَ الْكَلْبِ وَ إِنَّ النَّاصِبَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَلْبِ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ مَاءِ الْحَمَّامِ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ الْجُنُبُ وَ الصَّبِيّ

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not take Ghusl (bath) from a well in which water from bath houses accumulate, because in it there is water which is used by one born out of wedlock and it does not become clean for seven generations. In it there is water used by one hostile to ’A’immah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam. One who i

مَاءُ الْحَمَّامِ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ مَادَّةٌ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Water of bathhouses does not have problems if it is water from a large source; like a fountain.’”

سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي أَدْخُلُ الْحَمَّامَ فِي السَّحَرِ وَ فِيهِ الْجُنُبُ وَ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ فَأَقُومُ فَأَغْتَسِلُ فَيَنْتَضِحُ عَلَيَّ بَعْدَ مَا أَفْرُغُ مِنْ مَائِهِمْ قَالَ أَ لَيْسَ هُوَ جَارٍ قُلْتُ‌[2] بَلَى قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

“I once heard a man saying to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘In the morning I enter the bathhouse and there is one who has experienced sexual relation and so on. I then stand up and take Ghusl (bath) and water from them sprinkles on me after I finish.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘Is it not running water?’

سُئِلَ عَنْ مَجْمَعِ الْمَاءِ فِي الْحَمَّامِ مِنْ غُسَالَةِ النَّاسِ يُصِيبُ الثَّوْبَ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

“Abu al-Hassan, the one before (a.s.), was asked about accumulated water in bathhouses used by people which pollutes clothes. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الْمَاءُ الَّذِي تُسَخِّنُهُ الشَّمْسُ لَا تَوَضَّئُوا بِهِ وَ لَا تَغْتَسِلُوا بِهِ وَ لَا تَعْجِنُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُورِثُ الْبَرَصَ.

‘Do not use water which is heated by sun rays for Wudu’, Ghusl (bath) or to turn flour into dough with it; it causes leprosy.’”