What is the ruling on placing salt in a sanitary drain to open up the pores of that drain?
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The questioner : He says: O esteemed Shaykh, what is the ruling on placing salt in a sanitary drain to open up the pores of that drain?
The Shaykh : Yes, first: we ask, what is the origin of salt? What is the origin of salt?
The questioner : Water.
The Shaykh : Water? Or is it a plant that grows on trees and people buy it just as they buy date palm fruit? Yes? Its origin is water. The origin of salt is water. And on this basis, if it is placed in the drains in order to open up the ground, there is nothing wrong with it.
Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, first: we ask, what is the origin of salt? What is the origin of salt?
The questioner : Water.
The Shaykh : Water? Or is it a plant that grows on trees and people buy it just as they buy date palm fruit? Yes? Its origin is water. The origin of salt is water. And on this basis, if it is placed in the drains in order to open up the ground, there is nothing wrong with it.
Yes.