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Using zam zam water for istinja

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Q: If a person used zam zam water for istinjaa whilst having no other water available, will he be sinful?

Bismillaah

A: If one has other water besides zam zam, then one should not use zam zam water for istinja. However if no other water was available and one used zam zam water, then one will not be sinful.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.