12 // Purifiers of filth

Rule 168 – Some substances and phenomena that make defiled objects pure are called impurity purifiers. And there are twelve such purifiers: 1 – water, 2 – earth, 3 – sun, 4 – change in composition of matter, 5 – transformation of wine into vinegar, 6 – reduction of grape juice by 2/3 of its former volume, 7 – movement, 8 – Acceptance of Islam , 9 – purification of one defiled object after another, 10 – removal of impurity, 11 – purification of animals that eat bad food, 12 – The concealment of a Muslim. The Shariah provisions for each of the 12 types of impurity purifiers will be explained further.

1 – Water

Clause 169 – Clean “mutlyak” water (About “mutlyak” water was discussed in point 21) cleanses defiled objects of any kind of impurity. Provided that during the purification of the defiled object it does not turn into mudaf water, does NOT absorb the smell, color or taste of impurity, and provided that the impurity itself is removed from the defiled object during purification. For example, if any item is defiled with blood, then this item must be washed with water so that the blood will be removed from the item. The above applies to running water and water, the volume of which reaches 384 liters (chicken water). Water, the volume of which does not reach 384 liters (“Kalil” water), cleanses defiled objects under the conditions that will be explained further.

Regulation 170 – defilement of dishes must be washed with water of less than 384 liters, three times. If you wash it with water, the volume of which is more than 384 liters, or with running water, then it is enough to do it once, but it is also desirable to wash it three times. Water in city pipelines is considered running water.

Rule 171 – If a dog licks a dish, or drinks water or other liquid from it, then this dish must be cleaned with earth diluted with water in a small amount before cleaning with water. After that, it is necessary to rinse it twice with water with a volume of less than 384 liters, or once with running water or with water with a volume of more than 384 liters. If the dog’s saliva gets into the dishes, then, according to the desired precaution, it is also necessary to perform the above actions. If the dishes come into contact with another part of the dog’s body (if the dishes or the dog are wet), then there is no need to clean the dishes with earth. However, in this case, the dishes must be washed three times with water with a volume of less than 384 liters, or once with running water or water with a volume of more than 384 liters.

Rule 172 – If the neck of the dish licked by the dog is so narrow that it will not be possible to clean it with earth, then it is necessary to tie a piece of material to a stick, and with its help try to clean the dish with earth, diluting it with a small amount of water. If it is impossible to do this, then you need to pour a little earth into the dish with a small amount of water, shake the dish, and then act according to the provisions described earlier.

Ruling 173 – The vessel from which the pig ate liquid food must be washed seven times with water, and there is no need to clean it with earth. Similarly, according to the mandatory measures, it is necessary to act if a pig licks a dish, or if a field mouse dies in it.

Rule 174 – If a dish becomes dirty as a result of contact with alcohol, it must be washed three times with water of less than 384 liters, with the help of hands. But it is desirable to do it seven times.

Ruling 175 – If the pitcher is made of defiled clay, or if it has been soaked with defiled water, then it is purified as follows. The jug must be placed in water with a volume of more than 384 liters or in running water, and when the water thoroughly revives this jug, it will become clean. If the water does not revive it through and through, then only its outer surface will be cleansed. The outer surface of the jug can also be cleaned with water with a volume of less than 384 liters

Rule 176 – In order to clean the impure dish with “Kalil” water (Water with an amount of less than 384 liters), it is necessary to fill the dish with water three times and pour it out. Or pour water into it three times in such a way that each time the water reaches the soiled part of the dishes.

Rule 177 – In order to clean large containers (such as large barrels and cauldrons), it is necessary to fill them with water three times and then drain the water. An easier way to clean such containers is as follows. Every three times, it is necessary to pour water from top to bottom, so that by the time the water reaches the bottom of the container, it covers its inner surface. And after each time, the water collected at the bottom of the container must be drained. Moreover, it is necessary to wash the dishes every time, with the help of which the contaminated water will be drained from the container.

Proposition 178 – If defiled metals are washed with water, their outer surface will be cleansed, even though the inner part of the metal has been defiled during the melting of the metal.

Rule 179 – In order to clean a defiled bread oven, it is sufficient to pour water once from top to bottom, so that the water covers its entire inner surface. If the oven was defiled with urine, then it is also necessary to wash it twice. It will be even better if, after collecting water from the bottom of the furnace, clean its bottom with earth.

Clause 180 – If any spitted object is washed in water, the volume of 3

84 liters and more, either in running water or under the tap, then as soon as the dirt is removed from the object, it will become clean. It will also become clean if, after removing impurities from it, it is immersed in water with a volume of more than 384 liters or running water. However, after cleaning with water, the carpet, clothes and similar items must be squeezed or shaken so that the water runs off them.

Rule 181 – If any object is defiled by urine, it must be washed twice with water of less than 384 liters to purify it. If you clean it with water, a volume of more than 384 liters, or with running water or water from the tap, then it is enough to rinse it once. If the object is defiled by other types of impurity (that is, not urine, dog, pig, and alcohol), then it is enough to wash it once with water, with a volume of less than 384 liters, and with water, with a volume of more than 384 liters.

Rule 182 – If clothes, carpets and similar articles are to be cleaned with water of less than 384 liters, they must be squeezed so that the water runs off them.

Rule 183 – If any object becomes defiled by the urine of a boy or girl who is fed only breast milk, it will be purified if water is poured over it once. And if this object is clothes, a carpet and the like, then it is not necessary to squeeze water out of it. But, according to the desired caution, it is better to pour water twice.

Rule 184 – If a defiled grass or straw mat woven with thread is immersed in water of more than 384 liters or running water or placed under tap water, it becomes clean after the impurity has been removed from it .

Rule 185 – If the outer surface of rice, grains of wheat, soap, and similar articles become defiled, they will be purified after immersing them in water of more than 384 liters, or running water, or placing them under tap water. If their inner part gets dirty, then after immersing in water, you need to wait until you are sure that the water has soaked through them.

Rule 186 – If a person doubts whether water has seeped or defiled the inside of an object or not, then its inside is considered clean.

Rule 187 – If any object becomes defiled and it is placed in a vessel, and then filled with water three times and poured out three times, the object, as well as the vessel, becomes clean. If this item is clothes or something else that requires water to be squeezed out, then after each time it is necessary to squeeze the water out of it, just as after each time it is necessary to pour the water out of the container.

Rule 188 – If a dyed garment becomes soiled and is immersed in more than 384 liters of water, or in running water, or is placed under tap water, it becomes clean if the water soaks the entire garment before the presence of the dye causes the water to will turn into “mudaf” water. And there is nothing wrong if “mudaf” water flows from the clothes during squeezing. But if the “mutlyak” water, before it soaks all the clothes, will turn into “mudaf” water, then it is necessary to wash the dyed clothes until all of them are soaked with “mutlyak” water.

Rule 189 – If, after a defiled carpet or garment has been washed with water, small particles of earth or powder are found in it, it is considered clean. If there are larger objects on the washed carpet or clothes, then their outer part is considered clean. If the blessed water soaked them through, then to clean them, you also need to soak them through with clean water.

Ruling 190 – If the spitting object is washed with water (observing all the conditions) and the impurity itself leaves the object directly, but the color or smell of the impurity remains on it, then there is nothing wrong with this. And if a person doubts whether the dirt has remained on the object or not, then in this case the object should be washed more than usual until there is confidence that the dirt has been completely removed.

Rule 191 – If a person’s body becomes impure and he wants to purify himself in the water of the “chickens” (water with a volume of more than 384 liters), or in running water or in the shower, then as soon as the water washes away the impurity, his body will be clean. In this case, there is no need to leave the water and re-enter it.

Rule 192 – If defiled food gets stuck between the teeth, it is sufficient to rinse the mouth, provided that the water covers the entire oral cavity.

Ruling 193 – If the defiled hair or beard is washed with “kalil” water (water of less than 384 liters) and it drains by itself, then there is no need to wring the hair and beard. If the water does not flow, then they must be squeezed out.

Rule 194 – If meat or fat become defiled, it can be removed by washing with water. The body and clothes are also cleaned with water, on which there is a small amount of fat, which is not an obstacle for the access of water to the body or clothes. But if there will be a lot of fat, and it will block the access of water, then it is first necessary to remove it from the body or clothes.

Regulation 195 – Water flowing from a tap or hose connected to a water supply of 384 liters