Which is better: adhering to the default ruling or taking the dispensation?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, which is better: adhering to the default ruling or taking the dispensation?
The Shaykh : Elaborate on this for me, explain it to me, and give an example?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Explain it to me and give an example?
The questioner : Regarding the full ritual bath in a cold night, is it better to leave off the bath and perform dry ablution, or to perform the bath?
The Shaykh : No, dry ablution is better if one fears for oneself. Add to this: is it better to perform the full ritual bath with cold water or to heat the water? Which is better?
The questioner : He should heat the water.
The Shaykh : The second option is to heat the water. One should not say: "I want to enter into the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): We say: No, the Messenger did not say "be strict." If hot water is possible, it is better. Yes.
The questioner : And how is the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) understood:Bulugh al-Maram 2:341?
The Shaykh : It means that if Allah has granted you a dispensation in something, do not be strict with yourself. Yes.
The Shaykh : Elaborate on this for me, explain it to me, and give an example?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Explain it to me and give an example?
The questioner : Regarding the full ritual bath in a cold night, is it better to leave off the bath and perform dry ablution, or to perform the bath?
The Shaykh : No, dry ablution is better if one fears for oneself. Add to this: is it better to perform the full ritual bath with cold water or to heat the water? Which is better?
The questioner : He should heat the water.
The Shaykh : The second option is to heat the water. One should not say: "I want to enter into the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Thoroughly performing the ablution in the cold
إسباغ الوضوء في الصّبراتThe questioner : And how is the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) understood:
Allah the Most High loves that His permissions be practiced
إنّ الله يحبّ أن تؤتى رخصهThe Shaykh : It means that if Allah has granted you a dispensation in something, do not be strict with yourself. Yes.