Ablution with the water left over by a woman

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about performing ablution with the water a woman has left over, and he said: "We would sit around a large vessel taking water, and both of us would bathe from it."

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw no harm in performing ablution with water a woman had used, unless the woman was menstruating or in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), in which case he did consider it objectionable.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about the ruling on what a woman leaves over, and he said: "She has the most delicate fingers and the sweetest scent!"

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "There is no harm in the leftover (water) of a woman, as long as she is not menstruating or in a state of major impurity (janabah)."

Ibrahim said: "There is no harm in the water left over from a woman's ablution."

Ikrimah said: "There is no harm in performing ablution with the water left over from the water a woman has used for ablution."

Ata was asked about performing ablution with the water left over by a menstruating woman, and he said: "There is no harm in it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Once one of the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bathed from a large vessel of water. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to bathe or perform ablution from that water, she said: "O Messenger of Allah! I was in a state of major impurity (janabah)." He said: "Water does not become impure."