Cleaning oneself with more than three stones and making the number odd
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Question:
The Shaykh, the evidence indicates that if a person’s need is prolonged, he is instructed to make the number odd in his cleaning. That is, if he cleans with four stones, he adds a fifth; if he cleans with six stones, he adds a seventh, and so on.
Answer:
Yes, our evidence is this hadith we read, or rather, that we should clean ourselves with fewer than three stones. This indicates the requirement to make the number odd, and not to settle for an even number, but to make it odd. So if he cleans with four, he makes it five; if he cleans with six, he makes it seven, and so on. Likewise, if he cleans with two, he must make it three, as in this hadith. Yes.
The Shaykh, the evidence indicates that if a person’s need is prolonged, he is instructed to make the number odd in his cleaning. That is, if he cleans with four stones, he adds a fifth; if he cleans with six stones, he adds a seventh, and so on.
Answer:
Yes, our evidence is this hadith we read, or rather, that we should clean ourselves with fewer than three stones. This indicates the requirement to make the number odd, and not to settle for an even number, but to make it odd. So if he cleans with four, he makes it five; if he cleans with six, he makes it seven, and so on. Likewise, if he cleans with two, he must make it three, as in this hadith. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب قضاء الحاجة - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:14:48)
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