The Difference Between the 'Imamah and the Ghutrah Regarding Wiping
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Question:
He says: Why? For the first one has a specific description, and he gave the first one who was informed, so he said: Why?
Answer:
This is in the first question: the ghutrah, the shamar, and the 'isabah all do not take the place of the 'imamah. The 'imamah is known; it is something folded over the head, with folds one above the other, and it is secured by the dhua'ab or by the tahnik that is under the chin, under the jaw, so that it remains fixed. Removing it is difficult with every ablution. Therefore, the Lawgiver granted a dispensation to wipe over it to make things easy for people. That is, one does not find it easy to remove the 'imamah when he performs ablution, then to unfold it, rewrap it, and fix it. This is difficult for the Muslims. As for the ghutrah, the sam'ah, and the 'isabah, these are easy things; removing them is easy, and they do not take the place of the 'imamah.
He says: Why? For the first one has a specific description, and he gave the first one who was informed, so he said: Why?
Answer:
This is in the first question: the ghutrah, the shamar, and the 'isabah all do not take the place of the 'imamah. The 'imamah is known; it is something folded over the head, with folds one above the other, and it is secured by the dhua'ab or by the tahnik that is under the chin, under the jaw, so that it remains fixed. Removing it is difficult with every ablution. Therefore, the Lawgiver granted a dispensation to wipe over it to make things easy for people. That is, one does not find it easy to remove the 'imamah when he performs ablution, then to unfold it, rewrap it, and fix it. This is difficult for the Muslims. As for the ghutrah, the sam'ah, and the 'isabah, these are easy things; removing them is easy, and they do not take the place of the 'imamah.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 2 — islamhouse.com (55:26)
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