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3.1.1 Purification

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In this unit

  • A Muslim purifies his body and his clothes.
  • We purify ourselves from najasah and hadath.
  • Minor hadath is on the face, head, arms and feet.
  • Major hadath is on the entire body.

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Keywords

  • Taharah
  • Najasah
  • Virtual
  • Minor Hadath
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[dropcap]P[/dropcap]urification (taharah) is the special way a Muslim cleans his body and his clothes. As Muslims, there are two types of purification we are concerned about, especially when we pray.

  1. First, we must purify ourselves from najasah (impurity or filth). Najasah is an impure material. Impure things are unclean things that have to be washed away with water. We will learn about najasah in Unit 3.1.3
  2. Second, we must purify ourselves from hadath. While najasah is a physical substance that we can see, hadath is not something we can see. It is just a virtual unclean thing; that means it is something you cannot see but it affects your worship of Allah.

Hadath is two types.

[toggle title=”Minor Hadath” state=”close”][one_third]Minor hadath covers the parts of the body that have to be washed in wudu. When a person does not have wudu, then he has minor hadath on the face, arms, head and feet. See the figure on the right.[/one_third]
[one_third]3.1.1 green boy[/one_third]
[one_third_last]The green color on this boy shows where minor hadath is on the body.[/one_third_last][/toggle]
[toggle title=”Major Hadath” state=”close”][one_third]It covers the entire body. When a person does not have ghusl, then he has major hadath on his entire body. See the figure on the right.[/one_third]
[one_third]3.1.1 black body[/one_third]
[one_third_last]The black color on this man shows where major hadath is on the body.[/one_third_last][/toggle]


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3.1.2 Using water for purification

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In this unit:

  • There are three types of water.
  • Use purifying water for purification.
  • Purifying water is from natural resources.

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Keywords

  • Purifying water
  • Pure water
  • Changed water
  • Used water
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[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen we purify ourselves from hadath or najasah in normal circumstances, we must use water. Allah has made water readily available in natural resources; we have water from the sky and from bodies of water on the earth. Water has three special characteristics: clear color, special taste and a special smell.
 

Four types of water

[toggle title=”1. Purifying water” state=”close”]The water we use for purification must be purifying. That means it should be water that is free from najasah. Also it means that the water was not used before for another type of purification. Finally, the water should have its original color, taste and smell.[/toggle]
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This water is nice and clean; but it cannot be used for purification. Purifying water becomes pure water for 2 reasons:

a) It is used: If it is used for another purification (wudu or ghusl). The water that was used for making wudu is still clean, but it cannot be used to purify other things. Why? Because now it has hadath in it. Remember the boy with the green paint on his face, arms, head, and feet? Just imagine that green paint in your wash water when you make wudu.
3.1.2 - used water
b) It is changed: If something is mixed with the water so that its color, taste or smell is changed. See the diagram below for an example of pure water.[/toggle]
[toggle title=”3. Impure water” state=”close”]This water is not pure because something impure (najis) got into it. Do not make wudu with impure water! It won’t be able to purify you from minor hadath.[/toggle]
[toggle title=”4. Sun-heated water” state=”close”]This is water that has been heated in direct sunlight, in a metal container, in very hot places during the hot season. While the water is still hot, it’s makruh to use this water on your body. But once it cools down, it’s not longer makruh to use, so you can go ahead and use it.[/toggle]
3.1.2 - Types of water
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  • Water from natural resources such as rain, rivers, oceans and streams is all purifying.
  • Water does not become used or changed or najis if the amount is very large. That’s why an entire river or ocean would not become najis.

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