If intrinsic impurities undergo transformation, does their ruling remain or is it removed?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the intrinsic impurities we mentioned, such as a dog, it does not become pure even if it is thrown into the waters of the seas.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If it has transformed into chemical substances.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the issue of transformation. If an impurity undergoes transformation, does its ruling remain, or is its ruling removed?
This is a point of disagreement among the scholars, and the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) holds that transformation purifies the substance, because it has shifted from that name and description to another description. An example of this is:
A man lit a fire in donkey dung. Donkey dung is impure, but after he lit it, the dung became ash. Do we say that it has become pure?
The school of thought says no, and the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) chose that it becomes pure, because the fire purified it and removed it. The statement of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) is the correct one, but our point is that water does not purify intrinsic impurities.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the intrinsic impurities we mentioned, such as a dog, it does not become pure even if it is thrown into the waters of the seas.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If it has transformed into chemical substances.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the issue of transformation. If an impurity undergoes transformation, does its ruling remain, or is its ruling removed?
This is a point of disagreement among the scholars, and the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) holds that transformation purifies the substance, because it has shifted from that name and description to another description. An example of this is:
A man lit a fire in donkey dung. Donkey dung is impure, but after he lit it, the dung became ash. Do we say that it has become pure?
The school of thought says no, and the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) chose that it becomes pure, because the fire purified it and removed it. The statement of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) is the correct one, but our point is that water does not purify intrinsic impurities.