Hail Water

وَمَاءُ الْبَرَدِ

Hail water (Māʾ al-Barad)

Ruling (Ḥukm): Hail, once melted into water, carries the same ruling as melted snow: ṭāhir and muṭahhir, valid for wuḍūʾ and ghusl. As with snow, the solid hailstone itself is not used directly to wash a limb; it must first turn to liquid water so that actual washing (ghasl) takes place.

الْمِيَاهُ الَّتِي يَجُوزُ التَّطْهِيرُ بِهَا سَبْعَةُ مِيَاهٍ: (١) مَاءُ السَّمَاءِ، (٢) وَمَاءُ الْبَحْرِ، (٣) وَمَاءُ النَّهْرِ، (٤) وَمَاءُ الْبِئْرِ، (٥،٦) وَمَا ذَابَ مِنَ الثَّلْجِ وَمَاءُ الْبَرَدِ، (٧) وَمَاءُ الْعَيْنِ.

The waters with which purification (ṭahārah) is valid are seven: (1) sky/rain water, (2) sea water, (3) river water, (4) well water, (5–6) melted snow water and hail water, (7) spring water.

Source: Nūr al-Īḍāḥ wa-najāt al-arwāḥ fī al-fiqh al-Ḥanafī (نور الإيضاح ونجاة الأرواح في الفقه الحنفي), p. 13