What is the ruling on watering date palms with sewage water?
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Question:
He says: I have date palms and I water them with sewage water. Is that permissible?
Answer:
This is ritually impure. If it has the smell, color, or taste of impurity, it is ritually impure, and it is not permissible to water fruit-bearing trees with it. Do not water the fruit-bearing trees whose fruit people eat with this impure water. This is forbidden.
He says: I have date palms and I water them with sewage water. Is that permissible?
Answer:
This is ritually impure. If it has the smell, color, or taste of impurity, it is ritually impure, and it is not permissible to water fruit-bearing trees with it. Do not water the fruit-bearing trees whose fruit people eat with this impure water. This is forbidden.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم سقي النخل من ماء الصرف الصحي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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