Explanation of the author's statement: "The Book of Purification: It is the removal of the state of ritual impurity and what is in its meaning."

The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said "The Book of Purification". The Book of Purification is a *kitab* (book), which is a noun of action meaning "written," meaning this is written regarding purification. The genitive construction is understood with the preposition *li* (for), or *min* (from), or *fi* (in). It is best understood with *li*, meaning this is a book for discussing the rulings of purification. Or it is understood with *min*, meaning this is a book from purification, but this is the weakest interpretation. Linguistically, purification means cleanliness; purifying a garment from filth and dirt means cleaning it. In the Shari'ah, it is used in two senses: one is the foundation, and the other is a branch. As for the foundation, it is the purification of the heart from associating partners with Allah in worship, and from holding grudges and hatred toward the servants of Allah who are believers. This is the purification of the heart, and it is more important than the purification of the body, is it not? Indeed, the purification of the body cannot stand while the impurity of shirk (associating partners with Allah) exists. The impurity of shirk! Allah the Exalted said: And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And he said: meaning except a believer. So the result is that purification linguistically means cleanliness, and in the Shari'ah it is used in two senses: one is the foundation, which is purification in the heart from associating partners with Allah in worship, and its purification from grudges, hatred, and enmity toward the servants of Allah. Now, this is spiritual purification. As for the physical, jurisprudential purification that jurists discuss, the author defined it by his statement: "It is the removal of the state of ritual impurity and what is in its meaning, and the removal of physical impurity". The removal of the state of ritual impurity means the removal of the attribute that prevents prayer and the like. This is the meaning of removing the state of ritual impurity. The state of ritual impurity is an attribute that resides in a person and prevents him from prayer and the like of what requires purification. What is the state of ritual impurity? It is not a known, specific thing that is on the body, but rather an attribute by which a person is characterized that prevents him from prayer and the like of what requires purification. So the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity is the removal of this attribute, meaning the removal of the attribute residing in the body that prevents prayer and the like. This is the removal of the state of ritual impurity. An example of this is a man who urinated, performed istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself), and then performed wudu' (the ablution for prayer). Before he urinated, he was able to pray; after he performed wudu', he was able to pray because the state of ritual impurity was removed, and the attribute preventing prayer and the like was gone. Complete. Now, the author's statement: "The removal of the state of ritual impurity". I explained "removal" as meaning the state of ritual impurity, which is the attribute residing in the body that prevents prayer and the like of what requires purification. And the author said: "And what is in its meaning". "What is in its meaning": the pronoun here refers to "removal," not to "the state of ritual impurity." It refers to "removal," not to "the state of ritual impurity." It means "and what is in the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity," meaning what involves the removal of the state of ritual impurity, but contains the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity. For example, washing the hands after getting up from sleep at night. This is obligatory and is called purification. Is it a state of ritual impurity? No, because washing the hands does not remove the state of ritual impurity; if you wash your hands, it does not make it permissible for you to pray; it does not remove the state of ritual impurity. But it is in the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity. Now, a man who renews his wudu', meaning he performs wudu' while he is already in a state of wudu'. Is there purification there? Yes, there is purification. Is there a removal of a state of ritual impurity in that? No, but it is in the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity. A person with incontinence of urine performs wudu' intending to urinate and then pray. He performs wudu' from the urine. Did the urine cease or did it not cease? It did not cease. So does this wudu' result in the removal of the state of ritual impurity or the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity? It is the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity, because the state of ritual impurity did not cease. So it became the meaning of the removal of the state of ritual impurity. His statement: "And what is in its meaning" is every purification that does not result in the removal of a state of ritual impurity, or that is not due to a state of ritual impurity.