Water in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) is divided into two types, Mutlaq and Mudaf for Tahara. Tahara or Taharah (the opposite of Najis) is an essential aspect of Islam. It means to remove all physical impurities (NajÃÂsat) that blocks valid worship by Wudu or Ghusl.
Water in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) is divided into two types:
ÃÂAccording to Fiqh, Taharah (Wudu or Ghusl) is valid only with Mutlaq Water.
Mutlaq is an Arabic word that means to absolute or pure. The word means is used by Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) to refer to pure water.
Mutlaq water is the same natural water when it fall out of the sky or coming out of the earth. In Fiqh, natural water is called Mutlaq water when no adjective or anything is added to the water which would change its natural condition. Water is still called Mutlaq water if it stays pure during the change such as e.g. mud, soil, stagnation, fallen leaves or collection of straw, etc., or the salt, sulfur, and other minerals that it contains at its source or picks up in its course.
Muslims can use Mutlaq water to wudu, ghusl, or any worship that needs to purity themselves.
The types of Mutlaq water are as follows:
Mudaf (Mudaaf or Mudhaf) is an Arabic word that comes to comes from 'idaafa'. Mudaf means the thing annexed. The word means is used by Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) to refer to mixed water.
Mudaf water is a kind of water to which something has been added or It is not so pure that people no longer call it water. Mudaf water is used against Mutlaq water. Wudu and Ghusl are not valid with Mudaf water. Also, it cannot make clean what has become Najis.
some examples of Mudaf water is as follows: Extremely muddy water, rosewater, water extracted from fruits, lime and grape juice, rose-water and soda-water.
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