The ruling on performing some voluntary acts occasionally
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The questioner:
May Allah make your work good. The hadith, the recommended hadith, is authentic.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is the one who is permitted to do so; it is a concession, if Allah wills. Regarding the washing of the hands, there is no harm in doing it occasionally, not always. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it always; if he did it occasionally, there is no harm. It is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) [did so] with some of the voluntary acts, and he did it…
May Allah make your work good. The hadith, the recommended hadith, is authentic.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is the one who is permitted to do so; it is a concession, if Allah wills. Regarding the washing of the hands, there is no harm in doing it occasionally, not always. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it always; if he did it occasionally, there is no harm. It is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) [did so] with some of the voluntary acts, and he did it…
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة أحاديث في النكاح — islamhouse.com (23:25)
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