Water; Its Purity and Impurity

The virtuous scholar, jurist Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Hussain ibn Musa ibn Babawayh al-Qummi, the author of this book, may God have mercy on him, said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, says: 'And We…

Hadith.1 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "All water is pure except for that which you know to be impure."

Hadith.2 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Water purifies, but is not purified itself”.

Hadith.3 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), said: "If the water is the amount of two qullas, nothing can make it impure, and two qullas are (equal to) two jars”.

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…

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”.

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…

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…

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."

Hadith.9 - The Messenger of Allah (sw), said: "Everything that chews the cud—its leftover water and saliva are permissible."

once with earth and twice with water, then dried. As for stagnant water with an unpleasant odor, it is best to avoid it, unless no other water is available. There is no harm in performing ablution with water from which a…

Hadith.11 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "I do not refrain from food that a cat has tasted, nor from drink that it has sipped."

Hadith.12 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Regarding water into which animals urinate, dogs drink, or someone performs ghusl (ritual washing after major impurity): "If it reaches the amount of a kurr (a…

Hadith.13 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The Children of Israel, if a drop of urine touched them, they would cut away the affected flesh with scissors. But Allah (swt), Mighty and Exalted, has granted you…

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”.

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,…

"No, rather from the leftover water of the group of Muslims, for the most beloved aspect of your religion to Allah (swt) is the tolerant and agreeable monotheism."

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”.

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…

Hadith.19 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The fire consumes what is within it."

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…

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".

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”.

Hadith.23 - Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) said: "A well from which water is used for ghusl (ritual washing) and ablution is not disliked, whether it is near or far, as long as the water does not change (in smell,…

"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…

Hadith.25 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: ""Indeed, it (hot water) is from the heat of Hell."

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…

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,…

"There is no harm in using the leftover water from which a mouse has drunk, for drinking or performing ablution."

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…

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…

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."

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…

Hadith.33 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There was a well in Medina in the middle of a garbage dump. The wind would blow filth into it, yet The Prophet (sw) used to perform ablution from it."

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."

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)…