Mixing Purifying Water with Soap… Does It Strip Away Its Purifying Property?

خلط الماء الطهور بالصابون… هل يخرجه عن طهوريته ؟

Mixing Purifying Water with Soap… Does It Strip Away Its Purifying Property?

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

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السؤال

Question:

هل يجوز استخدام الصابون في الاغتسال؟

Is it permissible to use soap during ritual bathing (ghusl)?

الإجابــة

Answer:

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه، أما بعد:

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. To proceed:

فاستخدام الصابون في الاغتسال جائز، وقد وردت أحاديث باستخدام مطهر مع الماء في مواضع من السنة، من ذلك ما رواه مسلم وغيره في قصة الرجل الذي مات محرماً، فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: “اغسلوه بماء وسدر”

Using soap during ritual bathing is permissible. Hadiths have been narrated regarding the use of a cleanser along with water in several places in the Sunnah; among them is what was reported by Muslim and others in the story of the man who died while in the state of Ihram, as the Prophet shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said: “Wash him with water and lotus leaves (sidr).” (Narrated by Muslim)

ومن ذلك ما رواه مسلم عن عائشة أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لأسماء لما سألته عن غسل المرأة من الحيض فقال لها: “تأخذ إحداكن ماءها وسدرتها فَتَطَهَّر، وتحسن الطهور…” الحديث

And among them is what was reported by Muslim from ‘Aishah that the Prophet shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said to Asma when she asked him about a woman’s ghusl after menstruation, as he said to her: “One of you should take her water and lotus leaves and purify herself, and perform the purification well…” the hadith.

ودل هذا على أن خلط الماء بمطهر لا يخرجه عن كونه طاهراً مطهراً، هذا هو الصواب -إن شاء الله-

This indicates that mixing water with a cleanser does not strip it of being pure and purifying (thahur); this is the correct view—if Allah wills—.

ومن أهل العلم من قال: لا يصح الاغتسال المطلوب شرعاً إلا بماء مطلق، وهو الماء الخالي من أن يتغير بأي مغير، وهذا القول قد قال به كثير من أهل العلم،

However, some people of knowledge have said: The shari’ah-required ghusl is not valid except with absolute water (ma’ muthlaq), which is water that is free from being changed by any altering substance. This opinion has been held by many people of knowledge.

ولهذا فإننا ننصح من أراد أن يغتسل غسلاً مطلوباً شرعاً أن يغسل بدنه بالماء المطلق قبل استعماله للصابون أو بعده، وذلك خروجا من الخلاف.

For this reason, we advise whoever intends to perform a shari’ah-required ghusl to wash their body with absolute water before using soap or after it, in order to escape from the scholarly disagreement.

والله أعلم.

And Allah knows best.

Source: IslamWeb