The ruling on performing wudu' from water coolers located near the mosque
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was reported from you that it is not permissible to perform wudu' from the water coolers placed next to the mosque. Is this report
The Shaykh:
The endowment water for drinking is not to be used for wudu'. This is an endowment for drinking; do not use it for wudu'. You have restrooms and bathrooms, so why do you take from the cold water that people drink?
The questioner:
And in the rest of his question, he says, may Allah preserve you: If the time for prayer enters and I do not find water in the restrooms attached to the mosque,
The Shaykh:
This is a case of excuse; there is no harm. If you do not find water, take from the coolers. But if you find water, and the restrooms are open and water is available in them, you have no excuse to use up the drinking water for something other than what it was set aside for. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was reported from you that it is not permissible to perform wudu' from the water coolers placed next to the mosque. Is this report
The Shaykh:
The endowment water for drinking is not to be used for wudu'. This is an endowment for drinking; do not use it for wudu'. You have restrooms and bathrooms, so why do you take from the cold water that people drink?
The questioner:
And in the rest of his question, he says, may Allah preserve you: If the time for prayer enters and I do not find water in the restrooms attached to the mosque,
The Shaykh:
This is a case of excuse; there is no harm. If you do not find water, take from the coolers. But if you find water, and the restrooms are open and water is available in them, you have no excuse to use up the drinking water for something other than what it was set aside for. Yes.
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