Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to perform ablution, one of his noble wives said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have performed ablution with this (water)." So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed ablution and said: "Nothing makes water impure." This is the narration of Ahmad bin Muqaddam.

And the explanation of the evidence that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not mean all water by his statement "Nothing makes water impure," but rather he meant some types of water. The water he (peace be upon him) meant is that which is «‏‏‏‏قلتين» ‏‏‏‏ or more; he (peace be upon him) did not mean water less than «‏‏‏‏قلتين» ‏‏‏‏ "two pitchers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about the water upon which cattle and wild animals come and go (to drink). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When the water is two pitchers, it does not become impure." This is the narration of Mu’thirah. Musa bin Abdur Rahman, in his narration, has mentioned «‏‏‏‏عن» ‏‏‏‏ instead of «‏‏‏‏حدث» ‏‏‏‏. And instead of «‏‏‏‏لم يَحْمِلْ الخُبَثَ» ‏‏‏‏, he has stated the words «‏‏‏‏لَم يُنْجِسْهُ شَيٌءُٗ» ‏‏‏‏ "Nothing makes it impure." (The Imam says) Mukhrami has narrated to us a concise narration, and said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When the water is two pitchers, it does not become impure." He did not mention the question to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about water and the birds and cattle that come and go upon it.

This is also evidence that the words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), "Nothing makes water impure," are general in wording but specific in meaning. As I have stated earlier, what he meant was the water that is two pitchers or more.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should perform ghusl (ritual bath) in standing water while he is in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity)." Someone asked, "O Abu Hurairah, then how should he (perform ghusl)?" He replied, "He should take water from it (and sit outside to perform ghusl)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should ever urinate in standing water and then perform ablution with it or drink from it."

And the explanation of the evidence that the command of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to wash the vessel in which a dog puts its mouth is for the purification and cleanliness of the vessel, and not, as some scholars have claimed, that the command to wash the vessel is a purely devotional act and that the vessel is pure, and that performing ablution and bathing with that water is permissible, and that drinking that water is absolutely permissible.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When a dog puts its mouth into the utensil of any one of you, its purification is that it should be washed seven times. The first time with soil. (It should be cleaned)." In the narration of Duraqi it is «‏‏‏‏اولھا بتراب» ‏‏‏‏ and in the narration of Qat'i it is «‏‏‏‏اولھا بالتراب» ‏‏‏‏." The first time with soil." (Both have the same meaning.)

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that: "If a dog drinks from the vessel of any one of you, then its purification and cleanliness is that he should wash it seven times."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Abu al-Qasim (peace be upon him) said: "When a dog drinks from a vessel, its purification is that it should be washed seven times, the first time with soil (cleaned with earth)."