The Third Category of Water According to the Hanbalis (The Pure)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how did the Hanbali school derive a third category of water, given that the texts mention only the purifying and the impure, without mentioning the pure?
Answer:
Yes, such as these hadiths: used water does not become impure. Likewise, they say this is pure but not purifying. They did not state that one becomes pure with it; they only stated that if it touches a garment or the body, it does not require washing. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how did the Hanbali school derive a third category of water, given that the texts mention only the purifying and the impure, without mentioning the pure?
Answer:
Yes, such as these hadiths: used water does not become impure. Likewise, they say this is pure but not purifying. They did not state that one becomes pure with it; they only stated that if it touches a garment or the body, it does not require washing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، المقدمة، وأول كتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (58:33)
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