Chapter on Water and Its Rules, and What is Permissible and Impermissible for Purification
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 10
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām
Book 1, Chapter 10
Chapter on Water and Its Rules, and What is Permissible and Impermissible for Purification
مَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ اَلشَّيْخُ أَيَّدَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَبِي اَلْقَاسِمِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُتَوَضَّأَ بِالْمَاءِ اَلْمُسْتَعْمَلِ» وَ قَالَ« اَلْمَاءُ اَلَّذِي يُغْسَلُ بِهِ اَلثَّوْبُ أَوْ يَغْتَسِلُ بِهِ اَلرَّجُلُ مِنَ اَلْجَنَابَةِ لاَ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهُ وَ أَشْبَاهِهِ وَ أَمَّا اَلْمَاءُ اَلَّذِي يَتَوَضَّأُ اَلرَّجُلُ بِهِ فَيَغْسِلُ بِهِ وَجْهَهُ وَ يَدَهُ فِي شَيْءٍ نَظِيفٍ فَلاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ غَيْرُهُ وَ يَتَوَضَّأَ بِهِ».
The Shaykh (Al-Mufid), narrated to me from Abu al-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from al-Hasan ibn Ali, from Ahmad ibn Hilal, from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Abdullah ibn Sinan:
Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in performing Wudu' (ablution) with used water." Imam عليه السلام also said: "The water that is used to wash clothes or for Ghusl (ritual bath) for Janabah (major ritual impurity) cannot be used for Wudu' or similar purposes. However, the water that a person uses for Wudu', washing his face and hands in a clean container, can be taken by another person for Wudu' without any issue."
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 234
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