Motif
Purification through substitute earth when water is absent
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Purification and Pollution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 25973-26089 confidence: high
If unclean, purify; if sick, travelling, or without water after stated conditions, use clean sand on faces and hands; God desires purification, not burden.
The rule specifies use of clean sand on face and hands when no water is found, while stating that God intends purification rather than burden.
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