Explaining what achieves purification from impurity
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Q101: The questioner asks: What is the basis for purification from impurity?
A101: The basis is purification with water, and dry ablution is a substitute for it. This applies to major and minor ritual impurity. If water is unavailable or one is unable to use it, one performs dry ablution with clean earth. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:43] . Thus, dry ablution is for minor and major ritual impurity. As for ritual impurity (najasah), it is not removed except with water; dry ablution does not remove it. Rather, it must be washed with water if possible.
A101: The basis is purification with water, and dry ablution is a substitute for it. This applies to major and minor ritual impurity. If water is unavailable or one is unable to use it, one performs dry ablution with clean earth. Allah the Exalted said:
and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]
فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ
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