Do swimming pools whose water is periodically renewed and exceeds two Qullas count, in Fiqh, as permanent water, stagnant water, or flowing water? And what are the proofs of those who say that major ritual impurity (Janabah) is removed by immersion in permanent or stagnant water, and how did they respond to the argument that the prohibition implies the invalidity of the prohibited act?
Swimming pools with circulating water are not like stagnant water. The prohibition against bathing in standing water is understood by many scholars to be a matter of disfavor (karaha) rather than absolute prohibition (tahrim). Furthermore, a prohibition for the sake of purification (tanzih) does not necessitate the invalidity of the thing itself.
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