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Taking Wudu’ With Water from Which Animals, Beasts and Birds Have Drunk

alkafi-3833Vol. 3, p. 9

سَأَلْتُهُ هَلْ يُشْرَبُ سُؤْرُ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْإِبِلُ وَ الْبَقَرُ وَ الْغَنَمُ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), ‘Is it permissible to use for Wudu’ the leftover water from which animals have drunk?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘As far as the camel, cow and sheep are concerned, it is permissible.’”

alkafi-3834Vol. 3, p. 9

إِنَّ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع أَنَّ الْهِرَّ سَبُعٌ‌[2] فَلَا بَأْسَ بِسُؤْرِهِ وَ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَدَعَ طَعَاماً لِأَنَّ هِرّاً أَكَلَ مِنْهُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is in the book of Ali (a.s.), that cats are beasts but there is no offense in using the leftover of what they eat. I feel embarrassed before Allah to throw away a food from which a cat has eaten.’”

alkafi-3835Vol. 3, p. 9-10

سُئِلَ عَمَّا تَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ الْحَمَامَةُ فَقَالَ كُلُّ مَا أُكِلَ لَحْمُهُ فَتَوَضَّأْ مِنْ سُؤْرِهِ وَ اشْرَبْ وَ عَمَّا شَرِبَ مِنْهُ بَازٌ أَوْ صَقْرٌ أَوْ عُقَابٌ‌[1] فَقَالَ كُلُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ تَوَضَّأْ مِمَّا يَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَرَى فِي مِنْقَارِهِ دَماً فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ فِي مِنْقَارِهِ دَماً فَلَا تَوَضَّأْ مِنْهُ وَ لَا تَشْرَبْ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the leftover of the water from which pigeons have drunk. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible for you to use the leftover from which edible animals have used. You can use it for Wudu’ or drink the leftover of the water from which they have drunk, like a falcon or a hawk or

alkafi-3836Vol. 3, p. 10

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ جَرَّةٍ وُجِدَ فِيهَا خُنْفَسَاءُ قَدْ مَاتَتْ قَالَ أَلْقِهَا وَ تَوَضَّأْ مِنْهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ عَقْرَباً فَأَرِقِ الْمَاءَ وَ تَوَضَّأْ مِنْ مَاءٍ غَيْرِهِ وَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ إِنَاءَانِ فِيهِمَا مَاءٌ وَقَعَ فِي أَحَدِهِمَا قَذَرٌ وَ لَا يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا هُوَ لَيْسَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَاءٍ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ يُهَرِيقُهُمَا جَمِيعاً وَ يَتَيَمَّمُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a jar in which a beetle is found dead. He (the Imam) said, ‘Throw it away then use the water for Wudu’; but if it is a scorpion, then throw the water away and use some other water for Wudu’.’ I then asked him (the Imam) about a man who has two water containers of which he know