Examples of his Jurisprudence In the previous researches...

Examples of his Jurisprudence In the previous researches, we mentioned one of the treatises of Imām, peace be on him, in which he recorded excellent legislative precepts. Another group of juristic matters has been reported from him, and it is as follows: 1. The Purity of Well Water Mohammed b.

Ismāil wrote to a man who asked him to ask Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, about well water, and he, peace be on him, answered: Well water is running; nothing spoils it except when its smell or taste changes, so (some water) should be bailed out of it until the smell terminates and its taste becomes good, for it has a source. [1] As for well water, it has the same rank of running water; it does not become unclean except when it changes.

The Imāmi jurists have given a religious decision on well water according to this narration (of the Imām) and others. [1] Wasā'il al-Shi'a, vol. 1, p. 127. 2. Things that Invalidate wudū The Imām has mentioned the things that invalidate wudū as follows: discharge of urine, discharge of feces, discharge of flatus (through the anus), and sleep (to the extent that it makes a person unaware of his surroundings).

He, peace be on him, said: Wudū is obligatory on the things that discharge especially from the two parts, and sleep apart from other things, for the two parts are the way of uncleanness. Man has no way which brings about uncleanness to him except through them, so they (men) have been commanded to clean themselves from this uncleanness. [1] The Imām, peace be on him, also declared that vomiting, nosebleed, and pus were not among things which invalidated wudū .

[2] However, some Imāms of the Islamic schools declared that these things invalidated wudū . 3. The Limit of the Face in Wudū Ismāi`l b. Mahrān narrated, saying: I wrote to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, to ask him about the limit of the face (i.e. the part which should be washed during wudū ), and he, peace be on him, wrote: from the beginning of the hair to the end of the face in addition to the two foreheads.

[3] As for the jurists, they say that one should wash the face from the point where the hair of the head normally grows down to the chin in length. Breadithwise, the span is that area which is covered by the thumb and the middle finger when they are spread out. 4. W udū with a Bandage (jabira) Abd al-Rahmān b.