Does the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) consistent practice of the manner of ablution indicate that the order in ablution is obligatory?
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The questioner : Does the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) consistent practice of the manner of ablution indicate that the order in ablution is obligatory?
The Shaykh : If this were said, we would refute it with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 278a which makes the washing obligatory when one has gotten up from sleep.
The Shaykh : What indicates this is sufficient as long as we have a text from the Qur'an and the Sunnah,
The questioner : It indicated the obligation in some rulings
The Shaykh : It is valid in some rulings, but there is no opposing evidence to the one we used to argue for obligation through consistent practice in some cases.
The Shaykh : If this were said, we would refute it with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he must not put his hand in the utensil till he has washed it three times
إذا استيقظ أحدكم من نومه فلا يغمس يده في الإناء حتى يغسلها ثلاثاThe Shaykh : What indicates this is sufficient as long as we have a text from the Qur'an and the Sunnah,
The questioner : It indicated the obligation in some rulings
The Shaykh : It is valid in some rulings, but there is no opposing evidence to the one we used to argue for obligation through consistent practice in some cases.