Books » Summary of the Rules of Worship
Search in:
Second Purifier: Sun →
← Chapter Two Purification from Impurities
Purifiers
Issue 57: Twelve things purify impure objects, known as purifiers (muṭahhirāt):
First Purifier: Water
The intended water is the usual water from any source, whether it be a river, rain, or a well. In (jurisprudential) terminology, it is called "unmixed water," as opposed to "mixed water," which is a liquid that must have the word water added to another word in its name, such as rose water, pomegranate water, and grape water.
Unmixed water is divided into two types: 1. Abundant water; 2. Little water
• Abundant water is water that does not become impure upon contact with an impure object unless its color, taste, or smell changes due to the impurity.
• Little water becomes impure immediately upon contact with an impure object, even if none of its three characteristics (color, taste, smell) change.
There are several types of abundant water:
1. Kurr water: Water that is at least the volume of Kurr or more. The volume of Kurr is approximately 36 cubic handspans (about 384 liters), such as tap water that comes from large reservoirs or purification plants to homes.
2. Well water.
3. Flowing water: Water from rivers, streams, and springs.
4. Rainwater during rainfall.
Little waters include stagnant waters that gather in pools, containers, bottles, etc. (excluding wells) and have a volume less than Kurr. In legal parlance, this is called "qalīl water."
Issue 58: Any object that has become impure can be purified by washing it once with a small quantity of water or with a large quantity of water (Kurr). If washed with a small quantity of water, the water must be drained. Exceptions include:
1. Vessels made impure by wine: These must be washed three times.
2. Vessels made impure by the death of a desert rat, or licked by a pig: These must be washed seven times.
3. Vessels from which a dog drinks any form of liquid or vessels licked by a dog or contaminated by dog's saliva or urine: These must first be scrubbed with clean soil and then washed twice with water. If the dog's saliva, sweat, urine, or other excretions come into contact with the inside of a container, or if any other part of the dog's body, such as its hand or foot, with transferring moisture touches the inside of the container, it is recommended to first scrub the container with soil and then wash it three times with water.
4. To purify something that has become impure by the urine of an infant boy or girl who only consumes milk and does not eat food, it is sufficient to pour a small amount of water over it such that it reaches all the impure areas, and no more than this amount is necessary.
5. Objects contaminated by urine (other than that of an infant): These should be washed once in running water or twice if using a small quantity (qalīl) of water. If washed with Kurr water, the obligatory precaution is that it should be washed twice.
6. The inside of a container that becomes impure by something other than wine or the consumption of liquids by a dog or pig, or by a dog licking it, or by the death of a wild mouse, must be washed three times with a small amount of water for purification. Also, as an obligatory precaution, this applies if it is washed with Kurr water, running water, or rainwater.
Second Purifier: Sun →
← Chapter Two Purification from Impurities
First Purifier: Water
The intended water is the usual water from any source, whether it be a river, rain, or a well. In (jurisprudential) terminology, it is called "unmixed water," as opposed to "mixed water," which is a liquid that must have the word water added to another word in its name, such as rose water, pomegranate water, and grape water.
Unmixed water is divided into two types: 1. Abundant water; 2. Little water
• Abundant water is water that does not become impure upon contact with an impure object unless its color, taste, or smell changes due to the impurity.
• Little water becomes impure immediately upon contact with an impure object, even if none of its three characteristics (color, taste, smell) change.
There are several types of abundant water:
1. Kurr water: Water that is at least the volume of Kurr or more. The volume of Kurr is approximately 36 cubic handspans (about 384 liters), such as tap water that comes from large reservoirs or purification plants to homes.
2. Well water.
3. Flowing water: Water from rivers, streams, and springs.
4. Rainwater during rainfall.
Little waters include stagnant waters that gather in pools, containers, bottles, etc. (excluding wells) and have a volume less than Kurr. In legal parlance, this is called "qalīl water."
Issue 58: Any object that has become impure can be purified by washing it once with a small quantity of water or with a large quantity of water (Kurr). If washed with a small quantity of water, the water must be drained. Exceptions include:
1. Vessels made impure by wine: These must be washed three times.
2. Vessels made impure by the death of a desert rat, or licked by a pig: These must be washed seven times.
3. Vessels from which a dog drinks any form of liquid or vessels licked by a dog or contaminated by dog's saliva or urine: These must first be scrubbed with clean soil and then washed twice with water. If the dog's saliva, sweat, urine, or other excretions come into contact with the inside of a container, or if any other part of the dog's body, such as its hand or foot, with transferring moisture touches the inside of the container, it is recommended to first scrub the container with soil and then wash it three times with water.
4. To purify something that has become impure by the urine of an infant boy or girl who only consumes milk and does not eat food, it is sufficient to pour a small amount of water over it such that it reaches all the impure areas, and no more than this amount is necessary.
5. Objects contaminated by urine (other than that of an infant): These should be washed once in running water or twice if using a small quantity (qalīl) of water. If washed with Kurr water, the obligatory precaution is that it should be washed twice.
6. The inside of a container that becomes impure by something other than wine or the consumption of liquids by a dog or pig, or by a dog licking it, or by the death of a wild mouse, must be washed three times with a small amount of water for purification. Also, as an obligatory precaution, this applies if it is washed with Kurr water, running water, or rainwater.
