The Indication of the Command to Submerge a Fly in a Drink: Is It Obligatory or Recommended?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) command in the hadith of the fly on the basis of obligation or on the basis of recommendation?
Answer:
He commanded it on the basis of obligation. The default ruling for a command is that it is obligatory. Therefore, it is not permissible to pour out the water in which the fly fell, because that is a waste of water, or a waste of food if it fell in it. So it is not permissible to pour it out. However, you are not required to use it yourself if you are disgusted by it; leave it for someone else to use. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) command in the hadith of the fly on the basis of obligation or on the basis of recommendation?
Answer:
He commanded it on the basis of obligation. The default ruling for a command is that it is obligatory. Therefore, it is not permissible to pour out the water in which the fly fell, because that is a waste of water, or a waste of food if it fell in it. So it is not permissible to pour it out. However, you are not required to use it yourself if you are disgusted by it; leave it for someone else to use. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (39:48)
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