The ruling on drying the limbs after ablution
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people prohibit drying the limbs after ablution on the grounds that the sins are washed away with the last drop of water. Is this deduction correct?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing established that says one must not wipe with a towel after ablution or after the full ritual bath. There is nothing established. So if one does this, there is nothing wrong with it, and if one leaves it, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached by one of the Mothers of the Believers after she had purified herself. She came to him from Shifa, and he did not turn her away. Did he not turn her away? Meaning, he did not use her? Yes. The point is that there is nothing wrong with drying or leaving it, there is no blame in that. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Some say it is disliked because it removes the effect of the ablution, removes the effect of the ablution. And this comes down to a person's habit, especially in the cold, in the cold. If the wetness remains on his limbs, the cold affects him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people prohibit drying the limbs after ablution on the grounds that the sins are washed away with the last drop of water. Is this deduction correct?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing established that says one must not wipe with a towel after ablution or after the full ritual bath. There is nothing established. So if one does this, there is nothing wrong with it, and if one leaves it, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached by one of the Mothers of the Believers after she had purified herself. She came to him from Shifa, and he did not turn her away. Did he not turn her away? Meaning, he did not use her? Yes. The point is that there is nothing wrong with drying or leaving it, there is no blame in that. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Some say it is disliked because it removes the effect of the ablution, removes the effect of the ablution. And this comes down to a person's habit, especially in the cold, in the cold. If the wetness remains on his limbs, the cold affects him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أن الأذنين من الرأس وأنهما يمسحان بمائه — islamhouse.com (50:24)
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