Water

Water is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms. It is vital for all known forms of life, even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients.

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Masah . Ring . Water . Hadith . Shrine . Barakah

Can you share any narration from any Imam talking about making Masah of a piece of cloth, ring or water bottle with the Zareeh of any Imam in order to give it blessing?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 months ago

Quranic verses in Sura Yousuf are the strongest evidence in this matter.

Prophet Yousuf told his brothers: Take this shirt of mine and cast it on the face of my father, he will turn clear-sighted. (12:93).

'We have many authentic narrations on the blessings which can be obtained by touching (Masah) of blessed items like Black stone, Zareeh of most humble servants of Allah, Quranic text, etc.

Wassalam.

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Hair . Water . Wudu (Ablution)

Does the hair need to be completely dry for Wudu or is it enough if the water of the hand overcomes any moisture or wetness of the hair?

Hair does not to be completely dry for Mas-h in Wudu. Water remains on the hands should overcome the moisture or wetness on the hair.

Wassalam.

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Shower . Water . Head

Is it true that the shower water splits and is considered Qalil even when connected to a Kurr source? Should I consider all the water coming out of the shower head to be Kurr while the shower is on?

When the shower water is continuous then it is connected with the Kurr and has the rule of Kurr water.

Wassalam.

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Water . Copper

Does Islam recognize any benefits of drinking water in copper vessels?

Drinking in copper vessels is allowed as far as the vessel does not have any rust on it and is not gold plated or silver plated.

It seems from some references that it is like a medication, so it should not be repeated more than what is required. There is a narration in Mawsoo'at Al-Hadeeth Al-Tibbiyyah موسوعة الأحاديث الطبية ( Ecylooedia if medical narrations) discouraging drinking water in copper vessels as a habit because it can cause some harm.

Wassalam.

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Water . Christians . Muslims . Imam al-Mahdi

I live in Nigeria and I wrote a letter to the Imam of the age (AJTF) but now I have no water to put it in. The wells here are used by both Christians and Muslims so I do not want it to be taken when someone goes to fetch water. What should I do?

You can put it is any will or water near your area. If there is no water at all, then you can burry it.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Shower . Water . Body

Does Ghusl have to be done in the shower or can it be done in front of the sink where water is wiped on all parts of the body?

Ghusl does not need water flowing on the body, but needs just making any amount of water reach to every part of the body even by wiping water on all parts of the body. A big scholar in Najaf Ashraf who is Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Husain Al-Hakeem said: Ghusl can be performed with one cup of water by putting my hand in the cup of water then wiping over my head, face, neck, right side of body then left side of the body. Making the water touch by wiping to the whole body won't take more than one cup of water.

You can refer to Islamic rules of your Marja' of Taqleed for more details.

Wassalam.

Ghusl . Shower . Water . Body

Does Ghusl have to be done in the shower or can it be done in front of the sink where water is wiped on all parts of the body?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 5 months ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Ghusl does not need to be done in the shower, but it must be "washing", and water flowing, or to submerge yourself completely under water "ghusl irtimasi". Wiping in front of a sink would not be considered as ghusl, and therefore invalid.

And Allah knows best

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Body . Ghusl . Water . Najasa (Impurity)

If we touch any impure part of the body with the intention of cleaning during Ghusl, so that the water reaches it, does this invalidate the Ghusl?

Just touching any impure part of the body during performing a Ghusl does not invalidate the Ghusl.

Wassalam.

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Water . Skin . Masah . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it permissible to wipe off the Wudhu or must one keep the water on one's skin to dry off by itself?

It is permissible to wipe off the water of Wudhu, but it is recommended to leave it to dry by itself. The Hadeeth narrated from the Prophet (SAWA) states: Who performs Wudhu and wipes its water will get one reward, and who performs Wudhu and does not wipe it will get thirty rewards. (Thawab Al-A'maal by al-Sadouq, page 32.)

Wassalam.

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Water . Sin . Salah (Prayers) . Homelessness

My husband and I are homeless and we live in our car. How can we pray our 5 daily prayers without access to water? Are we committing a great sin when we don't pray?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 11 months ago

Sorry to hear about your situation. Inshallah it improves soon, by the grace of Allah.

As Shaykh Zoheir said, you can do wudu from a bottle of water. Perhaps you can step out of the car for prayer if it is safe.

If you have a concern about being seen without hijab, just do your best to preserve your modesty as wudhu can essentially be done from under a cloth.

The larger tahara can also be done with a reasonably small amount of water (rather than requiring an actual shower), but for this, modesty is more important of course. I guess you and your husband will have arranged somewhere or some way to wash up.

If you absolutely cannot perform wudhu or ghusl due to modesty reasons, you ca do tayammum.

Water . Sin . Salah (Prayers) . Homelessness

My husband and I are homeless and we live in our car. How can we pray our 5 daily prayers without access to water? Are we committing a great sin when we don't pray?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 11 months ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. The water that is needed to perform wudu does not have to be connected to a source and so it is fine to perform wudu using water from a bottle or container. Wudu can easily be performed with three handfuls of water. Missing prayers is very harmful to a persons wellbeing in this world and the next and is a great sin.

May you always be successful

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Food . Water . Ashura . Hurr ibn Yazid

Why did Hur (A) not bring any food or water when he came repentant on the night of Ashura to the camp of Imam Hussain (A)?

Hur was in the front of war when he repented and came immediately to Imam Husain (AS). It was a moment of war and there was no time for bringing food or water.

Wassalam.