Fawzaan Islamic Jurispridence Vol 1 - Al Quran wa Sunnah [Home ...

1: PURIFICATIONIbn Hubayrah states:"Muslim $(holars uniformly agree Ih~I purific~Iion with waleI' i$obligalory for whoever is obliged 10 perform prayer, provided ",aleris available; in c~Se w~tu is unavailable, one should use its subslilule(i,t. clean earlh), in accordance wilh Ihe Qur,mi, verse in which Allah,Exall~d be He. says. ', .. And find no w~ter, then .eele clea" ""rth .. :(Qur'an: An-Nis:!.': 43), and, '" . And sent d"' .... upo" youfTom thesley, roi" by which 10 purify you,.,' (Qur'an: AI -Anfal: 11)"This shows the greatness orlslam, the rdigion of purity, and both phys icaland spiritual cleanliness. It also shows the loftiness of prayer which one cannotenter upon without heing in two states of pUT ity. The first is the spiritual purityfrom polytheism, by means of testifying the Oneness of Allah and worshippingHim sincerely and devoutly_ The second is the physical purity from ritualand tangible impurities, which is p"rformed by means of water or ilS legalsubstitutes. We should also know that provided water i. still in its originalstate. mixed with nothing else, it is deemed pure as scholars uniformly agree.They also agr.., that if any of its th= bask characteristics - odor, taste, andcolor _ change due to any impu,", object, then water is deemed impure and itis impermissible to use it a, a means of purification. Yet, some scholars differ,",garding the purity of water when any of its characteristics has (hanged dueto a pure obje