The Difference Between the Nafs and the Ruh

Question:
And above everything is Allah.

Answer:
There is no difference, no difference between the nafs and the ruh; they are one and the same thing. When the jurists use the term nafs, they mean blood; they mean blood. That is why they say that if something dies in water that has no flowing nafs, meaning it has no blood, then the water does not become ritually impure. If insects die in the water, such as fleas, beetles, or scorpions other than the impure scorpions, they do not become impure if they die in the water. On the other hand, if something with blood dies in the water, things that have blood, if they die in the water, [it is different]. There is no difference between the ruh and the nafs. There is no difference between the ruh and the nafs in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, but the jurists may use the term nafs to refer to blood, and this includes the nifas (post-natal bleeding) of a woman.