Addendum to the benefits of the hadith: “When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he should not dip his hand in the vessel…”
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The Shaykh : And among the benefits of this hadith:
It is obligatory to purify what one suspects to be ritually impure, based on his saying:Muwatta Malik 2:7. This is based on the reasoning that his hand may have become contaminated with impurity without his knowing it. However, this opinion is weak. Therefore, since this reasoning was adopted by some scholars, others said: The prohibition here is not for the sake of prohibition (haram), but rather for the sake of dislike (makruh), because things do not become impure based on mere suspicion.
But the correct view is that the meaning of his saying:Sunan Abi Dawud 103 is that Satan may have played with it and left dirt and filth in it, and he does not know.
Among the benefits of this hadith is that it affirms the prophethood of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because such a matter is not known through the senses, but only through revelation, since this is the state of a person while he is sleeping, and no one knows what happens to him.
Among the benefits of this hadith is the excellence of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) teaching, because he mentioned the ruling along with its cause.
And among them is taking the precautionary path, based on his saying:Muwatta Malik 2:7. Unlike the first hadith, which says: Sunan an-Nasa'i 90Sahih (Darussalam) As for this one, it says: Sunan Abi Dawud 103, which hints at taking the path of what?
Precaution, and that a person should avoid what may contain harm for him.
Now, if he dips his hand in the vessel before washing it three times, does the water change or not? Or does he commit a sin or not?
If we say that the prohibition is for the sake of prohibition (haram), then he commits a sin. If we say it is for the sake of dislike (makruh), then he does not commit a sin. As for the water, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not address it.
The correct view is that it remains pure and is not affected by impurity, nor is it affected by transitioning from being a purifier to being merely pure. In fact, the most correct view is that there is no category called “pure” (tahur) in this context.
It is obligatory to purify what one suspects to be ritually impure, based on his saying:
for you do not know where your hands have spent the night.
فإن أحدكم لا يدري أين باتت يدهBut the correct view is that the meaning of his saying:
he does’ not know where his hand was during the night
لا يدري أين باتت يدهAmong the benefits of this hadith is that it affirms the prophethood of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because such a matter is not known through the senses, but only through revelation, since this is the state of a person while he is sleeping, and no one knows what happens to him.
Among the benefits of this hadith is the excellence of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) teaching, because he mentioned the ruling along with its cause.
And among them is taking the precautionary path, based on his saying:
for you do not know where your hands have spent the night.
فإن أحدكم لا يدري أين باتت يدهfor the Shaitan spends the night on his nose.
فإن الشيطان يبيت على خيشومهfor he does’ not know where his hand was during the night.
فإنه لا يدري أين باتت يدهPrecaution, and that a person should avoid what may contain harm for him.
Now, if he dips his hand in the vessel before washing it three times, does the water change or not? Or does he commit a sin or not?
If we say that the prohibition is for the sake of prohibition (haram), then he commits a sin. If we say it is for the sake of dislike (makruh), then he does not commit a sin. As for the water, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not address it.
The correct view is that it remains pure and is not affected by impurity, nor is it affected by transitioning from being a purifier to being merely pure. In fact, the most correct view is that there is no category called “pure” (tahur) in this context.