Is it recommended to dry the limbs after the full ritual bath?
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The Shaykh : The jurists said that it is permissible to dry the limbs, and there is no evidence in the hadith that it is recommended not to dry them, nor that it is recommended to dry them. This is because some scholars said that Maymunah bringing the towel indicates that it was his custom to dry himself, but he returned it for a reason that only Allah knows, because this is a specific case where he returned it for one of the reasons. Others say that Maymunah bringing the towel was an action on her part and an exercise of independent legal reasoning on her part, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) returned it. Based on this, the best course is not to dry oneself. Therefore, the Hanbali jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) held that drying is permissible, that one is not commanded to do it, and that it is not said that the best course is to leave it off.
The Shaykh : The jurists said that it is permissible to dry the limbs, and there is no evidence in the hadith that it is recommended not to dry them, nor that it is recommended to dry them. This is because some scholars said that Maymunah bringing the towel indicates that it was his custom to dry himself, but he returned it for a reason that only Allah knows, because this is a specific case where he returned it for one of the reasons. Others say that Maymunah bringing the towel was an action on her part and an exercise of independent legal reasoning on her part, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) returned it. Based on this, the best course is not to dry oneself. Therefore, the Hanbali jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) held that drying is permissible, that one is not commanded to do it, and that it is not said that the best course is to leave it off.