Is it permissible to use wastewater, before and after treatment, to irrigate crops, trees, and fruits?
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It is permissible to use sewage water for irrigating farms and trees, whether before or after purification, because the characteristic of impurity ultimately transforms into a desirable characteristic. This is the view of the majority of scholars.
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