LessonsThe First Three Categories of Water: Pure, Disliked, and UsedQuiz

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وَيَصِيرُ الْمَاءُ مُسْتَعْمَلًا بِمُجَرَّدِ انْفِصَالِهِ عَنِ الْجَسَدِ

• Water becomes used when it separates from the body after being used for removal of ritual impurity or for an act of devotion.
• If a person who already has Wudu merely washes away dirt or cools the hands, without intending an act of devotion, that runoff does not become used water for this reason.
• When water is actually used to remove ritual impurity, a separate intention of gaining reward is not required for the runoff to become used.

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When Does Water Become Used?

The First Three Categories of Water: Pure, Disliked, and Used

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وَيَصِيرُ الْمَاءُ مُسْتَعْمَلًا بِمُجَرَّدِ انْفِصَالِهِ عَنِ الْجَسَدِ

• Water becomes used when it separates from the body after being used for removal of ritual impurity or for an act of devotion.
• If a person who already has Wudu merely washes away dirt or cools the hands, without intending an act of devotion, that runoff does not become used water for this reason.
• When water is actually used to remove ritual impurity, a separate intention of gaining reward is not required for the runoff to become used.