The Flow of Intoxicants in the Streets of the City and Whether It Indicates Their Purity

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned that intoxicants are ritually impure, but the question is: when they were prohibited, they flowed through the streets of the city. Does this not indicate their purity?

Answer:
There is no condition regarding the streets; they may contain pits and urine. It is reported that the streets are purified, washed, and cleaned, but this has not been reported. Or is it a condition of the street that it be pure, and that among the impurities that may affect it are the intoxicants that were spilled? However, if a person knows of impurity on the road, he avoids it and does not step in it. If he steps in it, he washes his foot if he knows of the impurity. But if he does not know, the default for roads is purity, and praise be to Allah.