FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #684 : HUKUM AIR MUSTA`MAL
What is musta`mal water and what is the ruling on using it for purification?
Short answer
Musta`mal water is water that has already been used for obligatory purification such as bathing, ablution and removing ritual impurity of a non-physical kind.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Musta`mal water is water that has already been used for obligatory purification such as bathing, ablution and removing ritual impurity of a non-physical kind. It is pure but can no longer purify. If musta`mal water splashes into absolute water of less than two qullah, that water becomes musta`mal only if its colour, smell or taste changes, whether perceptibly or conceptually, otherwise it remains absolute water. The estimation method is recommended only for someone in doubt, and the purification of a person who uses the water without estimating is valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum air musta'mal adalah suci tetapi tidak lagi boleh menyucikan, seperti air mutaghayyirah yakni air yang bercampur dengan bahan suci jua.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #684 : HUKUM AIR MUSTA`MAL”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2206-al-kafi-684-hukum-air-musta-mal. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-mustamal-water/