One who wakes from sleep and puts his hand in a vessel containing water: does it become ritually impure?
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Fatwa No. ( 19206 )
Q: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: narrated by Muslim . If a person gets up from sleep at night and puts his hands in a container of water, does this deprive the water of its purity and make it impermissible to perform wudu with it, or does it remain pure and is it permissible to perform wudu with it? Which of the two is more correct and preferable? Please inform us; may Allah reward you and may Allah reward you with all good.
A: The prohibition mentioned in this hadith is a devotional command that does not imply the ritual impurity of the water, and the correct view is that it is permissible to perform wudu with it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If any one of you wakes up from sleep, let him wash his hands before putting them into the vessel, three times, for any one of you does not know where his hand spent the night.
إذا استيقظ أحدكم من نومه فليغسل يديه قبل أن يدخلهما في الإناء ثلاثًا، فإن أحدكم لا يدري أين باتت يدهA: The prohibition mentioned in this hadith is a devotional command that does not imply the ritual impurity of the water, and the correct view is that it is permissible to perform wudu with it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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