How did those who say a man does not purify himself with the leftover water of a woman respond to the hadith?
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The questioner : Those who said that a man does not purify himself with the leftover water of a woman, how did they respond to the hadith in which...
The Shaykh : They have no answer. Know, O Khalid, that sometimes you realize that the opponent has no answer, but the affliction befalls a person because he first holds a belief and then seeks evidence. This is what truly afflicts a person. Sometimes we see it in ourselves; it becomes difficult for us when we hold a belief and then seek evidence, making it hard for us to accept the apparent meaning. You will find a person resorting to figurative interpretation, and I do not know of any evidence for them in this matter. Yes?
The Shaykh : They have no answer. Know, O Khalid, that sometimes you realize that the opponent has no answer, but the affliction befalls a person because he first holds a belief and then seeks evidence. This is what truly afflicts a person. Sometimes we see it in ourselves; it becomes difficult for us when we hold a belief and then seek evidence, making it hard for us to accept the apparent meaning. You will find a person resorting to figurative interpretation, and I do not know of any evidence for them in this matter. Yes?