MORE ABOUT WATER

MORE ABOUT ISTINJA

Q.   What things are undesirable (Makruh) in Istinja?

  It is undesirable to do the Istinja with Qiblah in front or at one’s back or to do it a place where the parts of the body ordered to be covered are exposed to view.

Q.   What things are undesirable in making water or easing oneself?

   

             i.     Making water or easing oneself with Qiblah in front or at the back;

           ii.     Passing urine in standing position;

         iii.     Passing urine or excrement into a pond, canal or well or at their bank;

          iv.     Passing urine or excrement near the wall of a mosque or graveyard;

            v.     Discharging urine into the hole of a mouse or any other hole;

          vi.     Talking while discharging urine or excrement;

        vii.     Directing urine towards a higher level of ground from a lower one;

      viii.     Making water or excrement at a public resort;

          ix.     Doing these acts at a place meant for ablution or bath;

MORE ABOUT WATER

Q.   Is it allowed to use in ablution the water warmed by the sun?

  Yes, it is allowed but far from desirable.

Q.   Is it allowed to make ablution with water in which drops have fallen from parts of one’s body during ablution?

  Water that falls from the parts of one’s body during ablution or bath (if he does not have visible uncleanness on his body) is known as used water. If the quantity of such water is less than the unused water, it is allowed to use it in bath or ablution. If the case is contrary or the quantity of the two kinds of water is equal, such water is not permissible to be used in bath or ablution.

Q.   If some clean substance such as soap or saffron gets mixed up with water, is it permissible to be used in ablution?

  In the event of a clean substance mixing up with water, ablution is allowed even if one or two characteristics of water change. Nevertheless, if all the three properties of water change and it grow thicker it is forbidden for use.

Q.   Will a pond or tank of water measuring 2X50 or 4X50 or 5X20 yards qualify for the definition of running water?

  Yes, it is as good as running water.

Q.   Is a pond whose uncovered portion is narrower than the prescribed limit but whose bottom is deeper, at par with a big tank or running water?

  A pond measuring 10X10 yards whose opening is fully or partly covered with something else holds the order of running water if the cover does not touch the water. If it does, it cannot be considered good and holds the status of a small quantity of water. To sum up, only that portion of water is to be taken into consideration which is uncovered and not touching anything else. The uncovered portion should be equal to the prescribed limit. If the open portion is less than that, no credit will be given to the total quantity of water contained in such a tank, however much it might be.

MORE ABOUT WELL

Q.   What should we do if the excretion of a pigeon or sparrow falls into well?

  The well water does not become unclean if the excreta of a pigeon or sparrow or a few droppings of camel, goat or sheep fall into the well.

Q.   What will be the position if an unbeliever gets into the well and dives into in water?

  If the unbeliever has had a wash and has been made to cover his Satr (parts of the body ordained to be covered) with clean clothes before getting into the well, the water will remain clean. But if he has not taken a bath and has gone down into the well with clothes already in use, all the water will have to be taken out from the well. It is because the body and the clothes of the unbelievers are often unclean.

Q.   What size of bucket should be used to take out water from a well where no one particular bucket is generally available, but various buckets of different sizes are in use?

  If a well does not have a particular pail at it or the pail at the well is either too big or too small, the pail of an average size will be taken cognizance of. An average pail is one that can contain three and a half seers of water (the seer being equal to eighty british rupees).