Cleaning the exit with liquids other than water

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to clean the exit with liquids other than water, such as cleaning it with tea or liquid perfume or something else?

Answer:
Tea? No, tea is not permissible; this is forbidden because it is consumed and used. It was previously stated to you that what is eaten is not permissible to be used for istijmar. Tea is eaten, meaning it is consumed as food, so it is not permissible and it is not permissible, and it is not sufficient. A liquid other than water is not sufficient; liquids other than water are not sufficient, because Allah has made water a means of purification for us, so nothing else takes its place. Only stones take its place. Rubbing the sole of the shoe on the ground takes the place of water in specific matters. Otherwise, the default is water, except where evidence has come that something else suffices in its place, such as wiping the shoe, or istinja' and istijmar. What suffices in place of water is what has not been contradicted by evidence. The default is what… Yes.