Exceeding three times in washing the limbs of wudu'
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Question:
or seven,
Answer:
We have previously stated that anything exceeding the third time is a bid'ah (religious innovation); it is extravagance and a bid'ah. One should not exceed the number mentioned in the authentic texts. If one says, "I want to increase in good," this is an increase in evil, not good. Therefore, one should not exceed three, because it is extravagance and because it is an addition to what is prescribed, making it a bid'ah. The obligatory amount is once; if the water passes over the limbs once, the purpose is achieved. However, three times is a sunnah (recommended practice).
or seven,
Answer:
We have previously stated that anything exceeding the third time is a bid'ah (religious innovation); it is extravagance and a bid'ah. One should not exceed the number mentioned in the authentic texts. If one says, "I want to increase in good," this is an increase in evil, not good. Therefore, one should not exceed three, because it is extravagance and because it is an addition to what is prescribed, making it a bid'ah. The obligatory amount is once; if the water passes over the limbs once, the purpose is achieved. However, three times is a sunnah (recommended practice).
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 2 — islamhouse.com (47:54)
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