Wudhu in a swimming pool

Question:-

Is Wudhu valid if made from a small swimming pool?
Is Wudhu valid by jumping in a small swimming pool?
Does the water become Musta’mal in the above two cases? Does it make a difference if Niyyah was made or not?
What happens if a person needed Ghusl and jumped in the pool? Is the water clean? Does it matter if he made Niyyah or not?

Answer:-

It will not be permissible for one to make Wudhu from a small swimming pool (that is smaller than 10 x 10) if one is washing the limbs of the body in the pool. The Fuqaha have written that if one made the intention of washing the limbs, then the water will be considered as Musta’mal water. However, if one does not intend washing his limbs, but rather, he enters his hands into the pool to perhaps remove something from the pool, then the water will not become Musta’mal.

قول قاضي خان المحدث أو الجنب إذا أدخل يده في الماء للاغتراف وليس عليها نجاسة لا يفسد الماء وكذا إذا وقع الكوز في الجب وأدخل يده إلى المرفق لإخراج الكوز لا يصير الماء مستعملا وكذا الجنب إذا أدخل رجله في البئر ليطلب الدلو لا يصير مستعملا لمكان الضرورة اهـ. (درر الحكام ص9 ج1)

في ” المبسوط “: المحدث أو الجنب إذا أدخل يده في الماء أو الجب لأجل الاغتراف لا يصير الماء مستعملا بلا خلاف، إلا إذا نوى إيصال اليد للاغتسال، — وعلى هذا إذا وقع الكوز في الجب وأدخل يده في الجب لإخراج الكوز لا يصير الماء مستعملا في الرواية المعروفة عن أبي يوسف – رحمه الله -.(البناية ص402 ج1)

2. By jumping into the pool with the intention of making Wudhu, the water will become Musta’mal hence, one’s Wudhu will not be valid. However, if one was already in a state of Wudhu but jumped into the pool to cool off, without having the Niyyat of another Wudhu, then the water will not become Musta’mal.

 اگر زید باوضوء تھا اور اس نے  صرف ٹھندک   حاصل کرنے کے لئے غسل کی اور تازہ وضوء کی نیت نہ تھی تو یہ پانی پاک ہے بلکہ مستعمل بھی نہیں ہوا ۔۔۔۔۔اگر  پہلے باوضوء  نہ تھا  یا  وضوء ہونے کے باوجود  تازہ وضوء کی نیت کی ہو تو یہ پانی مستعمل ہوگیا جو پاک ہے مگر اس سے وضوء اور غسل صحیح  نہیں اور پینا مکروہ تنزیھی ہے    (احسن الفتاوي ص46 ج2)

3. If a person in a state of Janaabat jumps into the pool to take Ghusl (so that he is able to perform Salaah), then all agree that the water will be corrupted. This is recorded in Nihaayah. It seems from the text of the Fuqaha that the above ruling is applicable if one has the Niyyah of Ghusl (for Salaah).

If one dived into the pool just to fetch an item, then there is a difference of opinion with regards to whether the water becomes impure or not. Imaam Abu Yusuf Rahimahullah states that the person remains impure and the water remains pure (as before). Imaam Muhammad states, that the person becomes Paak and the water remains Paak. According to one narration of Imaam Abu Hanifa Rahimahullah, both become Najis. According to another narration of Imaam Sahib, the impure person will become Paak as water does not become Musta’mal before separating from the body. This is recorded in Hidayah and Tabyeen and seems more appropriate. [Re:- Fataawa Aalamghiri Pg. 216 Vol.1 – Urdu print]

اگر جنب ڈول ڈھونڈنے کے لئے  کنویں میں غوطہ لگا دئے ۔۔۔۔۔۔اور اگر نماز کے لئے نہانے کو غوطہ لگایا تو بالاتفاق پانی خراب ہوجائیگا  یہ نہایہ میں لکھا ہے (فتاوی عالمگیری ص۲۱۶ ج۱ ۔ اردو نسخہ)

ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai

Date: 12 Rajab 1443 / 14 February 2022