Does sanctified water that has already been sprinkled on a person convey impurity if touched afterward?
Halacha 2 rules that sanctified water does NOT convey impurity after it has already been sprinkled on a person — once used for its purpose, its impurity-conveying status ends.
Question 2
Why must disqualified sanctified water NOT be mixed with mud?
Halacha 6 explains that mixing disqualified water with mud creates a stumbling block — others might mistake the mud mixture for valid purification water due to the visible ashes.
Question 3
If a cow drinks sanctified water and is slaughtered within 24 hours, is its meat pure?
Halacha 7 rules that the cow's meat is pure even if slaughtered within 24 hours of drinking sanctified water — the water's impurity-conveying property does not transfer through animal consumption.
Question 4
If a person sprinkles sanctified water from a window onto multiple people below, what is the ruling?
Halacha 8 rules that sprinkling from a window is valid — each individual who receives the water from the window is purified.
Question 5
If a person sprinkles using a hyssop that is impure with regard to the purification process, what is the effect?
Halacha 9 rules that sprinkling with a hyssop that is impure for this purification process renders the sprinkling void — the impure person remains impure.