What is the ruling on purifying water from a tank in which a child urinated and a mouse fell?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : We have water in a tank in which a child urinated, and we also found a mouse in it.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : It is a water tank in which a child urinated, and we also found a mouse in it. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh : If impurity falls into water, such as urine, feces, a mouse, or anything else that is ritually impure, and the taste, color, or smell of the water is not changed by the impurity, then the water remains pure. However, impurity that has a physical body must be removed. For example, if it is feces, it must be picked up from the water and removed, or if it is a mouse, it must also be removed.
The questioner : The tank is large, so how can one manage to remove it?
The Shaykh : It is necessary. Someone who knows how to swim must go down into it and remove it, because if it remains, the water will be affected later. After that, the water should be drained until only a little remains, and then it is removed.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : We have water in a tank in which a child urinated, and we also found a mouse in it.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : It is a water tank in which a child urinated, and we also found a mouse in it. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh : If impurity falls into water, such as urine, feces, a mouse, or anything else that is ritually impure, and the taste, color, or smell of the water is not changed by the impurity, then the water remains pure. However, impurity that has a physical body must be removed. For example, if it is feces, it must be picked up from the water and removed, or if it is a mouse, it must also be removed.
The questioner : The tank is large, so how can one manage to remove it?
The Shaykh : It is necessary. Someone who knows how to swim must go down into it and remove it, because if it remains, the water will be affected later. After that, the water should be drained until only a little remains, and then it is removed.