What should a man do who wants to pray, but his clothes are defiled and he has gasoline with him?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The majority of scholars hold that impurity can only be removed by pure water (al-ma' al-tahoor), and therefore, it cannot be removed by gasoline. However, according to the school of Abu Hanifa, which was favored by Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, impurity can be removed by anything pure that effectively removes it. Thus, using gasoline or similar substances would be permissible. If the time for prayer is limited and only an impure garment is available, the preferred view is to pray in it and repeat the prayer when it is possible to purify it or when a pure garment is found.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/119563
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 119563
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy