The Ruling on Drying Oneself After Ablution
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there any contradiction of the Sunnah in drying oneself after ablution?
Answer:
Drying oneself after ablution is permissible, and leaving it is better. The condition is that it is better to leave it, and doing it is permissible. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and one of his wives brought him a towel, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned it away, which indicates that the best is to leave the moisture so that the trace of the worship remains on you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there any contradiction of the Sunnah in drying oneself after ablution?
Answer:
Drying oneself after ablution is permissible, and leaving it is better. The condition is that it is better to leave it, and doing it is permissible. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and one of his wives brought him a towel, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned it away, which indicates that the best is to leave the moisture so that the trace of the worship remains on you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/11 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (34:01)
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