And Abu Hanifah said: It is permissible to remove impurity with any pure liquid that removes the substance and the effect, such as vinegar, rose water, and the like. It is narrated from Ahmad what indicates the same, because the Prophet -may Allah bless him and grant him peace- said: "If a dog laps from the vessel of one of you, let him wash it seven times." He made the washing absolute, so restricting it to water requires evidence. Furthermore, because it is a pure, removing liquid, it is permissible to remove impurity with it, like water. As for that which does not remove [impurity], such as broth or milk, there is no disagreement that impurity is not removed by it.
Our evidence is what has been narrated that the Messenger of Allah -may Allah bless him and grant him peace- said to Asma bint Abu Bakr: "If menstrual blood gets on the garment of one of you, let her rub it, then rinse it with water, then let her pray in it." Reported by al-Bukhari. And from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet -may Allah bless him and grant him peace- ordered a bucket of water
(17) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on the water with which human hair is washed, etc., from the Book of Wudu. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/54. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the ruling of a dog licking, from the Book of Purification. Sahih Muslim 1/234, 235. And Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on performing Wudu with the remains (su'r) of a dog, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/17, 18. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been said regarding the remains of a dog, from the Chapters of Purification. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/133. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the remains of a dog, and in: Chapter on the order to pour out what is in the vessel if a dog has licked it, and in: Chapter on rubbing the vessel with earth if a dog has licked it, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter on the remains of a dog, and in: Chapter on rubbing the vessel with earth from a dog's licking, from the Book of Waters. Al-Mujtaba 1/46, 47, 144, 145. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on washing the vessel from a dog's licking, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/130. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on a dog's licking, from the Book of Prayer and Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/188. And Imam Malik, in: Chapter on the compilation of Wudu, from the Book of Purification. Al-Muwatta 1/34. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 2/245, 253, 265, 271, 314, 360, 398, 424, 427, 460, 480, 482, 508, 4/86, 5/56. (18) The Messenger -may Allah bless him and grant him peace- only said this to a woman who came asking him, and Asma bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated this. (19) In: Chapter on washing blood, from the Book of Wudu, and in: Chapter on washing menstrual blood, from the Book of Menstruation. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/66, 84. It was also reported by Muslim, in: Chapter on the impurity of blood and how to wash it, from the Book of Purification. Sahih Muslim 1/140. And Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on a woman washing the garment she wears during her menstruation, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/87. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been said regarding washing menstrual blood from a garment, from the Book of Purification. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/219. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on menstrual blood getting on a garment, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter on menstrual blood getting on a garment, from the Book of Menstruation. Al-Mujtaba 1/126, 127, 160, 161. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been said regarding menstrual blood getting on a garment, from the Book of Purification 1/206. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on menstrual blood getting on a garment, from the Book of Prayer and Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/197. And Imam Malik, in: Chapter on the compilation of menstruation, from the Book of Purification. Al-Muwatta 1/60, 61. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 6/345, 346, 353. Thus, "faltaqridh-hu" (let her rub it) appears in Abu Dawud and Imam Ahmad. It was also narrated as "fal-taqrus-hu" (let her scratch/rub it), "thumma iqrisihi" (then rub it), and "thumma taqrusuhu" (then she rubs it) in the remaining instances.
