What does Al-maʾ al-mṭlq mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-maʾ al-mṭlq (ماء المطلق) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-maʾ al-mṭlq

Al-maʾ al-mṭlq according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is water that has remained upon its original created nature, not mixed with impurity, nor overpowered by anything pure.

Al-maʾ al-mṭlq according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

It is water that has remained upon its original created nature.

Al-maʾ al-mṭlq according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

It is water that has remained upon its original created nature, not mixed with impurity, nor overpowered by anything pure. [al-Ta'rifat p. 171, Sharh hudud Ibn 'Arfa 1/89].

Al-maʾ al-mṭlq according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

It is water that has remained upon its original created nature, not mixed with impurity, nor overpowered by anything pure; determined water (muqayyad) is its opposite, like rose water and bean water.

Al-maʾ al-mṭlq according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

Among the Hanafis: it is water that has remained upon its original created nature, not mixed with impurity, nor overpowered by anything pure. Among the Shafi'is: it is what has descended from the sky or gushed from the earth. Among the Hanbalis: it is water not ascribed to the name of anything else.