A quantity of diesel spilled into one of the wells, so they cleaned it, but its smell remained. What is the ruling on this water?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people had diesel fall into their well, and they cleaned it, but only the smell remained. Is it permissible to perform wudu' (ablution) with it and to take a ghusl (full ritual bath) with it?
Answer:
Even if there is diesel in it, they may perform wudu' with it, because diesel is pure; diesel is pure, it is not impure. And if water mixes with something pure, it does not lose its purity unless the diesel becomes predominant, such that it is no longer called water but is called diesel. If the name changes, then one does not perform wudu' with it. But as long as the name "water" remains, even if it has been altered by something pure, it is purifying, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people had diesel fall into their well, and they cleaned it, but only the smell remained. Is it permissible to perform wudu' (ablution) with it and to take a ghusl (full ritual bath) with it?
Answer:
Even if there is diesel in it, they may perform wudu' with it, because diesel is pure; diesel is pure, it is not impure. And if water mixes with something pure, it does not lose its purity unless the diesel becomes predominant, such that it is no longer called water but is called diesel. If the name changes, then one does not perform wudu' with it. But as long as the name "water" remains, even if it has been altered by something pure, it is purifying, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [897 -1024] انسكبت كمية من الديزل على إحدى الآبار، فنظفوه، ولكن بقيت رائحته، فما حكم هذا الماء؟ — youtube.com
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