To eat such dates of palm trees

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Q 1: In front of my house, there is a peach tree next to the sewerage well that feeds from it in addition to rain water. Is it permissible to eat the fruits of this tree and sell it, or does it take the same ruling as Jallalah (domesticated animals fed on impurities)?

A: If the situation is as you have mentioned, it is permissible to eat from this tree according to the more authentic of the two views of scholars, because this Najis (ritually impure) water has turned into pure water that fed the tree and made it grow. Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said that transformation is one of the means of purifying Najis things, such as the transformation of blood, carrion and flesh of swine that fall into a salt mine into pure salt; the transformation of gas into dust; or the transformation of wine into vinegar in a natural way. In this case, it is considered Halal (lawful) according to the Ijma` (consensus of scholars).May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.