Purification of Impurity by Dry Cleaning

Question
What is the ruling on dry cleaning, and is it sufficient for removing impurity without the use of water?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: Purification is achieved by it as long as it cleans the clothes as if they were washed with water and other means; because the meaning of purification is realized through this cleaning. Purification, in our view, has a rational meaning beyond ablution and washing, to the extent that purification is permissible through drying, rubbing, scrubbing, wiping, burning, and other known purifiers. If this meaning of cleanliness through dry washing is realized, it is ruled to be pure. And God knows best.
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