Combining the encouragement to be thorough in sniffing water with the hadith, “Whoever goes beyond, has done wrong”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I have a difficulty in reconciling the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 407Sahih (Darussalam), with his statement, “Whoever goes beyond, has done wrong and transgressed and wronged.”
Answer:
If he goes beyond the number of times, he has transgressed and wronged. But if he does not go beyond the number of times, but is thorough in order for the water to reach his nose, that is the sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I have a difficulty in reconciling the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
and sniff water up into your nostrils, thoroughly, unless you are fasting.
وبالغ في الاستنشاق إلا أن تكون صائماAnswer:
If he goes beyond the number of times, he has transgressed and wronged. But if he does not go beyond the number of times, but is thorough in order for the water to reach his nose, that is the sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [67\ 3436] الجمع بين الحث على المبالغة في الاستنشاق وحديث "من زاد فقد أساء" | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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