The Ruling on Purification with Chemical Disinfectants
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Question:
Do the so-called chemical disinfectants purify and remove ritual impurity?
Answer:
No, no, no. Only water removes ritual impurity, because Allah made it a means of purification[Al-Furqan 25:48] and sent down [Al-Anfal 8:11], which indicates that the substance for purifying impurities is water alone, and it is not removed by other liquids. Yes.
Do the so-called chemical disinfectants purify and remove ritual impurity?
Answer:
No, no, no. Only water removes ritual impurity, because Allah made it a means of purification
and We send down from the sky pure water
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً طَهُورًاfrom the sky, rain by which to purify you
مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِ
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: تطهر أرض ونحوها بإزالة عين النجاسة — islamhouse.com (1:05:00)
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