The Rule: "Taking the Additional, So the Additional is from the Rulings," You hold the view that the sequence in ablution is not obligatory

The questioner : The rule is "Taking the Additional."

The Shaykh : "Taking the Additional, So the Additional."

The questioner : Yes, you hold the view that the sequence in ablution is not obligatory.

The Shaykh : Not obligatory, what?

The questioner : The sequence in ablution.

The Shaykh : The sequence, yes.

The questioner : But the narrations from him regarding obligation are more than the narration of...

The Shaykh : What are the narrations that establish the obligation of the sequence?

The questioner : For example, the hadith of Abu Hurayrah in Sahih Muslim...

The Shaykh : You mean the sequence?

The questioner : Yes, the sequence.

The Shaykh : Okay, is this an action or a command?

The questioner : This is an action.

The Shaykh : Okay, does an action indicate obligation?

The questioner : No, it does not.

The Shaykh : The claim is dropped. Please proceed.

The questioner : There are verbal narrations, for example, how many are there!

The Shaykh : No, there are no verbal narrations; if there were verbal narrations, we would have taken them before you.

The questioner : Shaykh, regarding this, is the narration that indicates the sequence is not obligatory a verbal narration or an action-based narration?

The Shaykh : Exactly like your narration.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : This indicated permissibility.

Another questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : My master, "more" means "better," not "obligatory," so when you bring a command that necessitates obligation; there—this does not exist—for every new matter there is a narration.