What are these products used for when praying......Distilled water, rose water, pure date syrup,....

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Question

What are these products used for when praying......Distilled water, rose water, pure date syrup, pure honey, apple cider vinegar For rituals or witchcraft, purification, or? Person using them during prayer is from Egypt and a Muslim. Please help me to understand.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

We do not know what the context of you asking this question is. However, it is common practice to read on certain items and consume such items as a means of cure from general sickness and witchcraft etc.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

Answered by
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