Does major ritual impurity (janabah) end by submerging oneself in a pond or the sea?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) and intends to remove it, then enters a pond and submerges his entire body in the water, including gargling and sniffing water into his nose, does his state of impurity end by doing this?
The Shaykh:
If the water is small in quantity, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) from submerging himself in the water. However, if the water is abundant, meaning a large pool, a large reservoir, or a vast body of water, there is no harm, and the impurity is removed. Or if he submerges himself in the sea, the impurity is removed with the intention, if he intends it.
The questioner:
Honorable.
The Shaykh:
It depends on whether the water is small or abundant. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) and intends to remove it, then enters a pond and submerges his entire body in the water, including gargling and sniffing water into his nose, does his state of impurity end by doing this?
The Shaykh:
If the water is small in quantity, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) from submerging himself in the water. However, if the water is abundant, meaning a large pool, a large reservoir, or a vast body of water, there is no harm, and the impurity is removed. Or if he submerges himself in the sea, the impurity is removed with the intention, if he intends it.
The questioner:
Honorable.
The Shaykh:
It depends on whether the water is small or abundant. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2731] هل يرتفع الحدث الأكبر بالانغماس في البركة أو البحر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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