LessonsUsed Water: Definition, Ruling and Juristic DifferencesQuiz

Water used to wash ordinary non-impure dirt from objects does not become musta‘mal merely because it touched and flowed off them.

If the material washed is actually impure, separate rules about transfer of impurity may apply. That issue must not be confused with the technical category of used water.

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Water Used for Ordinary Dirt

Used Water: Definition, Ruling and Juristic Differences

Water used to wash ordinary non-impure dirt from objects does not become musta‘mal merely because it touched and flowed off them.

If the material washed is actually impure, separate rules about transfer of impurity may apply. That issue must not be confused with the technical category of used water.