Coming into contact with impure water
Question
If a person has some water on their hands which they think has come into contact with some impurity (80 percent sure) but the water on their hand is clear with no visible impurity and then they accidentally touch a cold-room / fridge does this make it impure If so, what should be done as people use it daily to store food etc . Also is the prayers of everyone who touches the fridge invalid?!
Answer
Respected Sister in Islam Our response to your query is as follows:
In the Hanafi Madhab, water will only be considered impure if a person is absolutely certain that there is some impurity in it, or one of its three qualities changes. Until then, water will be considered pure. Since the water is considered pure, touching the cold room fridge does not make it impure. Touching the fridge will not invalidate anyone’s salaah.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
1 و بول انتصح مثل رؤس الإبر ليس بشيئ.
(شرح الوقاية ١/١٢٤)
(و) عفي (دم دم سمك و لعاب بغل و حمار) و المذهب طهارتها (و بول انتصح كرؤوس ابر )
(الدر المختار ١/٣٢٢)
و عفي عن قدر الدرهم من المغلظة، و ما دون ربع الثوب، او البدن، من الخفيفة. (نور الايضاح) (و عفي عن قدر الدرهم) وزنا في انمتجسدة و هو: عشرون قيراطا، و مساحة في المائعة، و هو: قدر مقعر الكف داخل مفاصل الأصابع كما وفقه (الهندواني) و هو الصحيح فذلك عفو (من) النجاسة (المغلظة) فلا يعفى عنها إذا زادت على الدرهم مع القدرة على الإزالة
(مراقي الفلاح ٩٧)
و لا يحكم بتنجسه بوقوع النجاسة فيه، ما لم يتغير طعمه، او لونه، او ريحه، و بعد ما تغير احد هذه الأوصاف و حكم بنجاسته، لا يحكم بطهارته ما لم يزل ذلك التغير الخ
(المحيط البرهاني ١/٢٣٨)
- Answered by
- Mufti Muaaz Mangera
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb D.B
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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