The Difference Between Continuity and Order in Ablution
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Question:
What is the difference between continuity and order, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
Answer:
Order means starting with the face, then the hands, then the head, in that order. Continuity means performing the ablution continuously, meaning one part follows the other without a break. One does not wash his face and then delay until his face dries before returning to wash his hands, or wash his face and hands and then delay until they dry before wiping his head. No, no, it must be continuous, one part following the other, meaning this with this at the same time. Yes.
What is the difference between continuity and order, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
Answer:
Order means starting with the face, then the hands, then the head, in that order. Continuity means performing the ablution continuously, meaning one part follows the other without a break. One does not wash his face and then delay until his face dries before returning to wash his hands, or wash his face and hands and then delay until they dry before wiping his head. No, no, it must be continuous, one part following the other, meaning this with this at the same time. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب غسل الرجلين وبيان أنه الفرض — islamhouse.com (21:46)
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