Protecting Your Clothes From The Falling Water Drops Whilst Performing Wudu

Answer (beginning)

الجّوابُ بِعوُنِ الُبلِكِ الُوِفِّابِ اللُهُمّ هِدایة الُحقِ والصِّوابِ The water that falls from the body during wudu is called musta mal water The jurists are divided about the purity of this water As it is musta mal water, and in respect of those jurists who consider it impure, we are encouraged to protect our clothes from it It is considered to be from the etiquettes of wudu that the person performing wudu protects his clothes from the falling water droplets Yet according to the Mufta bihi and most reliable opinion, musta mal water is not impure, so even if it falls on you during wudu,…

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