Does ritual impurity become pure by means other than water, such as steam and the like?
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Regarding ritual impurity, does it become pure by means other than water? And is the steam used by launderers to wash clothes and iron them a purifier for this impurity?
Answer:
If the steam is pure, contains pure water, and removes the trace of the impurity, so that no substance, smell, or color remains, then it purifies it by that. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Regarding ritual impurity, does it become pure by means other than water? And is the steam used by launderers to wash clothes and iron them a purifier for this impurity?
Answer:
If the steam is pure, contains pure water, and removes the trace of the impurity, so that no substance, smell, or color remains, then it purifies it by that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7301- هل تطهر النجاسة بغير الماء كالبخار ونحوه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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