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Reconciling the hadith prohibiting bathing with the leftover water of another person and the hadith of the Prophet's action

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Question:
This questioner says: How do we reconcile the hadith that prohibited
that the female should wash with the water left over by the male, and that the male should wash with the left-over of the femaleأن تغتسل المرأة بفضل الرجل والرجل بفضل المرأة
Sunan Abi Dawud 81Sahih (Al-Albani)
with the hadith
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to bath with the water left over by Maimuna (rad)أن الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يغتسل بفضل ميمونة
Bulugh al-Maram 8
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Answer:
The scholars have two views on this. One is that the prohibition was in the early period, and the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was later, so it abrogates the first hadith. Another answer, which is better, is that the hadith of prohibition is understood as indicating a disliked act (makruh tanzi), and the hadith of action is the evidence for the ruling. This is better than the first. May Allah reward you.
Source التوفيق بين النهى عن الاغتسال بفضل الماء وحديث "كان يغتسل بفضل ميمونة" — alfawzan.live

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