كُلُّ مَاءٍ طَاهِرٌ إِلَّا مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ قَذِرٌ[5]
Water; Its Purity and Impurity
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وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْمَاءُ يُطَهِّرُ وَ لاَ يُطَهَّرُ.
Hadith.2 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Water purifies, but is not purified itself”.
إِذَا كَانَ الْمَاءُ قَدْرَ قُلَّتَيْنِ لَمْ يُنَجِّسْهُ شَيْءٌ وَ الْقُلَّتَانِ جَرَّتَانِ[2]. وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِالْوُضُوءِ وَ الْغُسْلِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَ الِاسْتِيَاكِ بِمَاءِ الْوَرْدِ[3]
«لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ مَا أَصَابَهُ مِنَ اَلْمَاءِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْهُ.
Hadith.4 - Hisham ibn Salim asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man urinating on a roof, then rain falls on it causing water to drip onto clothes. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it as long as the water that hits it is more than the urine”.
«طِينُ اَلْمَطَرِ لاَ يُنَجِّسُ.
Hadith.5 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about rain-soaked mud that gets on clothes, which may contain urine, feces, and blood. Imam (as) said: "Rain-soaked mud does not make (the clothes) impure”.
«إِذَا جَرَى فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
Hadith.6 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a roof where people urinate and perform ritual washing after major impurity (ghusl), and then it rains. He asked: "Can the water that flows from it be used for ablution (wudu) for prayer?" Imam (as) said: "If it flows, there is no har
«لاَ يَغْسِلُ ثَوْبَهُ وَ لاَ رِجْلَهُ وَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ وَ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
Hadith.7 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a man who walks through rainwater into which wine has been poured in and it gets on his clothes. Should he wash it before praying in those clothes? Imam (as) said: "He does not need to wash his clothes or his feet, and he may pray in the
«لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
Hadith.8 - Ammar al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about vomit that gets on clothing and is not washed off. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَجْتَرُّ[4] فَسُؤْرُهُ حَلَالٌ وَ لُعَابُهُ حَلَالٌ. 10 وَ أَتَى أَهْلُ الْبَادِيَةِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ حِيَاضَنَا هَذِهِ تَرِدُهَا السِّبَاعُ وَ الْكِلَابُ وَ الْبَهَائِمُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ص لَهَا مَا أَخَذَتْ أَفْوَاهُهَا وَ لَكُمْ سَائِرُ ذَلِكَ[5]. وَ إِنْ شَرِبَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ دَابَّةٌ أَوْ حِمَارٌ أَوْ بَغْلٌ أَوْ شَاةٌ أَوْ بَقَرَةٌ أَوْ بَعِيرٌ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِاسْت
وأَتَى أَهْلُ اَلْبَادِيَةِ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ إِنَّ حِيَاضَنَا هَذِهِ تَرِدُهَا اَلسِّبَاعُ وَ اَلْكِلاَبُ وَ اَلْبَهَائِمُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ «لَهَا مَا أَخَذَتْ أَفْوَاهُهَا وَ لَكُمْ سَائِرُ ذَلِكَ. وإن شرب من الماء دابة أو حمار أو بغل أو شاة أو بقرة أو بعير فلا بأس باستعماله والوضوء منه. فإن وقع وزغ في إناء فيه ماء أهريق
Hadith.10 - The people of the desert came to the Messenger of Allah (sw) and said: "O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), our water reservoirs are frequented by wild animals, dogs, and livestock." He (sw) said to them: "What they take with their mouths is for them, and the rest is for you”. [AL SADUQ] If a beast, donkey, mule, s
إِنِّي لَا أَمْتَنِعُ مِنْ طَعَامٍ طَعِمَ مِنْهُ السِّنَّوْرُ وَ لَا مِنْ شَرَابٍ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ. وَ لَا يَجُوزُ الْوُضُوءُ بِسُؤْرِ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ وَ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا وَ الْمُشْرِكِ وَ كُلِّ مَنْ خَالَفَ الْإِسْلَامَ- وَ أَشَدُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ سُؤْرُ النَّاصِبِ وَ مَاءُ الْحَمَّامِ سَبِيلُهُ سَبِيلُ الْمَاءِ الْجَارِي إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ مَادَّةٌ[5]
فِي الْمَاءِ الَّذِي تَبُولُ فِيهِ الدَّوَابُّ وَ تَلَغُ فِيهِ الْكِلَابُ وَ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ الْجُنُبُ إِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ قَدْرَ كُرٍّ لَمْ يُنَجِّسْهُ شَيْءٌ[6]
كَانَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَهُمْ قَطْرَةُ بَوْلٍ قَرَضُوا لُحُومَهُمْ بِالْمَقَارِيضِ[1] وَ قَدْ وَسَّعَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ بِأَوْسَعِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْمَاءَ طَهُوراً فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تَكُونُونَ[2]. فَإِنْ دَخَلَتْ حَيَّةٌ فِي حُبِّ مَاءٍ وَ خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ صُبَّ مِنَ الْمَاءِ[3] ثَلَاثُ أَكُفٍّ وَ اسْتُعْمِلَ الْبَاقِي وَ قَلِيلُهُ وَ كَثِيرُهُ
«لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
Hadith.14 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the use of pig skin to make a bucket for drawing water. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it”.
«لاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ فِيهَا مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ مَاءٍ أَوْ لَبَنٍ أَوْ سَمْنٍ وَ تَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهُ وَ تَشْرَبَ وَ لَكِنْ لاَ تُصَلِّ فِيهَا.
Hadith.15 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the skins of dead animals used to hold milk, water, or clarified butter. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in putting whatever you like in them—water, milk, or clarified butter—and using it for ablution and drinking. However, do not pray in it (i.e., in
وَ سُئِلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ فَضْلِ وَضُوءِ جَمَاعَةِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَوْ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ رَكْوٍ أَبْيَضَ مُخَمَّرٍ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَلْ مِنْ فَضْلِ وَضُوءِ جَمَاعَةِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّ أَحَبَّ دِينِكُمْ إِلَى اَللَّهِ اَلْحَنِيفِيَّةُ اَلسَّمْحَةُ اَلسَّهْلَةُ.
Hadith.16 - Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was asked: "Is it better to perform ablution from the leftover water of a group of Muslims, or from a covered white jug?" Imam (as) said: "No, rather from the leftover water of the group of Muslims, for the most beloved aspect of your religion to Allah (swt) is t
فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ مِنْ غُسَالَةِ اَلنَّاسِ يُصِيبُ اَلثَّوْبَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
Hadith.17 - Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about the collected water in a public bath from people’s washings, which may get onto clothes. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it”.
«إِنْ كَانَ فِي مِنْقَارِهَا قَذَرٌ لَمْ يُتَوَضَّأْ مِنْهُ وَ لَمْ تَشْرَبْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ فِي مِنْقَارِهَا قَذَرٌ تَوَضَّأْ مِنْهُ وَ اِشْرَبْ.
Hadith.18 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about water from which a chicken had drunk. Imam (as) said: "If there is known dirt on its beak, do not perform ablution with it or drink from it. But if there is no known dirt on its beak, you may perform ablution with it and drink from it."
أَكَلَتِ النَّارُ مَا فِيهِ. فَإِنْ وَقَعَتْ فَأْرَةٌ فِي خَابِيَةٍ فِيهَا سَمْنٌ أَوْ زَيْتٌ أَوْ عَسَلٌ وَ كَانَ جَامِداً أُخِذَتِ الْفَأْرَةُ مَعَ مَا حَوْلَهَا وَ اسْتُعْمِلَ الْبَاقِي وَ أُكِلَ[3] وَ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا وَقَعَتْ فِي الدَّقِيقِ وَ أَشْبَاهِهِ فَإِنْ وَقَعَتِ الْفَأْرَةُ فِي دُهْنٍ غَيْرِ جَامِدٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُسْتَصْبَحَ بِهِ فَإِنْ وَقَعَتْ فَأْرَةٌ فِي حُبِّ دُهْنٍ فَأُخْرِجَتْ مِنْهُ قَبْلَ أَ
«لاَ بَأْسَ وَ لاَ يُغْسَلُ اَلثَّوْبُ مِنْهُ وَ لاَ تُعَادُ مِنْهُ اَلصَّلاَةُ.
Hadith.20 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a well from which water was drawn for ablution, washing clothes, and kneading dough, and then it was discovered that there was a dead animal in it. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm, and the clothes do not need to be washed again, nor does the prayer nee
«يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنَ اَلْجَانِبِ اَلْآخَرِ وَ لاَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ جَانِبِ اَلْجِيفَةِ.
Hadith.21 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about stagnant water that contains a dead animal. Imam (as) said: "Perform ablution from the other side and not from the side where the dead animal is".
«إِنْ كَانَ اَلْمَاءُ قَاهِراً لَهَا لاَ تُوجَدُ اَلرِّيحُ مِنْهُ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَ اِغْتَسِلْ.
Hadith.22 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a pond with a dead animal in it. Imam (as) said: "If the water overpowers it so that no odor is detectable, then perform ablution and ghusl with it”.
لَيْسَ يُكْرَهُ مِنْ قُرْبٍ وَ لَا بُعْدِ بِئْرٌ يُغْتَسَلُ مِنْهَا وَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مَا لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرِ الْمَاءُ[3]
نَزَلْنَا فِي دَارٍ فِيهَا بِئْرٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهَا بَالُوعَةٌ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ نَحْوٌ مِنْ ذِرَاعَيْنِ فَامْتَنَعُوا مِنَ اَلْوُضُوءِ مِنْهَا فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالَ «تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْهَا فَإِنَّ لِتِلْكَ اَلْبَالُوعَةِ مَجَارِيَ تُصَبُّ فِي وَادٍ يَنْصَبُّ فِي اَلْبَحْرِ.
Hadith.24 - It was narrated from Abu Basir that Imam (as) said: "We stayed in a house with a well beside a drain, with only about two arm-lengths between them. The people refrained from performing ablution from it, which caused them difficulty. So we went to Abu Abdullah (as) and informed him. Imam (as) said: 'Perform
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّهَا مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ.»
Hadith.25 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: ""Indeed, it (hot water) is from the heat of Hell."
فِي إِنَائِهِ فَأْرَةً وَ قَدْ تَوَضَّأَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اَلْإِنَاءِ مِرَاراً وَ اِغْتَسَلَ مِنْهُ أَوْ غَسَلَ ثِيَابَهُ وَ قَدْ كَانَتِ اَلْفَأْرَةُ مُنْسَلِخَةً فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ رَآهَا فِي اَلْإِنَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ أَوْ يَتَوَضَّأَ أَوْ يَغْسِلَ ثِيَابَهُ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ مَا رَآهَا فِي اَلْإِنَاءِ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَغْسِلَ ثِيَابَهُ وَ يَغْسِلَ كُلَّ مَا أَصَابَهُ ذَلِكَ اَلْمَاءُ وَ يُعِيدَ اَلْو
Hadith.26 - Ammar ibn Musa al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who finds a dead mouse in his container after having used it multiple times for ablution, ghusl (ritual washing), or washing his clothes. The mouse was already decayed. Imam (as) said: "If he saw it in the container before perf
«إِذَا غَسَلَهُ اِغْتِسَالَهُ بِالْمَاءِ أَجْزَأَهُ ذَلِكَ.
Hadith.27 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) : Would it suffice for him to stand in the rain until his head and body are washed, if he also has access to other water? Imam (as) said: "If the rain washes him completely as it would
«لاَ بَأْسَ بِسُؤْرِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ إِذَا شَرِبَتْ مِنَ اَلْإِنَاءِ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ مِنْهُ أَوْ تَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهُ.
Hadith.28 - Ishaq ibn Ammar reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) used to say: "There is no harm in using the leftover water from which a mouse has drunk, for drinking or performing ablution."
«يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا مَا بَيْنَ ثَلاَثِينَ دَلْواً إِلَى أَرْبَعِينَ دَلْواً ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا.
Hadith.29 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who slaughtered a sheep, which then convulsed and fell into a well while its veins were still bleeding. He asked if one could perform ablution from that well. Imam (as) said: "Between thirty and forty buckets should be drawn fro
لَهُ: بِئْرُ مَاءٍ فِي مَائِهَا رِيحٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا قِطَعُ جُلُودٍ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ لِأَنَّ اَلْوَزَغَ رُبَّمَا طَرَحَ جِلْدَهُ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ دَلْوٌ وَاحِدٌ.
Hadith.30 - Ya'qub ibn 'Uthaym asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a well of water that had a smell, and pieces of skin were coming out of it. Imam (as) said: "It is nothing (to worry about) because a lizard may sometimes shed its skin. Drawing one bucket is sufficient for that."
فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ حَرِّكِ اَلْمَاءَ بِالدَّلْوِ.
Hadith.31 - Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju'fi about a gecko falling into a well. Imam (as) said: "It is nothing (to worry about); stir the water with a bucket."
«إِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَنْزَحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعَةَ دِلاَءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ فَثِيَابُنَا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِيهَا نَغْسِلُهَا وَ نُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ قَالَ لاَ.
Hadith.32 - Yaqub ibn Uthaym asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a gecko that was found decayed in a well. Imam (as) said: "You only need to draw seven buckets from it." Ya'qub then asked: "Our clothes that we prayed in—do we need to wash them and repeat the prayer?" Imam (as) said: "No."
كَانَتْ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ بِئْرٌ فِي وَسَطِ مَزْبَلَةٍ فَكَانَتِ الرِّيحُ تَهُبُّ فَتُلْقِي فِيهَا الْقَذَرَ وَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا
«إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا رِيحٌ نُزِحَ مِنْهَا عِشْرُونَ دَلْواً.
Hadith.34 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a dead animal that falls into a well. Imam (as) said: "If it has an odor, twenty buckets should be drawn from it."
«يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثُونَ دَلْواً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُبْخِرَةً».
Hadith.35 - Kurdawiyah al-Hamdani asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a well into which water from the road flows, containing urine, feces, animal urine and droppings, and dog excrement. Imam (as) said: "Thirty buckets should be drawn from it, especially if it has a bad odor”.