Explanation of the author's statement: "And beginning with gargling and then sniffing, and exaggerating in both for one who is not fasting."

The Shaykh : Among the sunnahs is "beginning with gargling and then sniffing". Beginning means, in the washing of the face, starting with gargling and then sniffing. This is after washing the two hands. One gargles and sniffs, and it is better to do it three times with three handfuls. Gargling is moving the water around in the mouth, and sniffing is drawing the water in with the breath through the nose. This is the sniffing. Beginning with these two before washing the face is better, and if one delays them until after washing the face, it is permissible. As for the author's statement "beginning with gargling and then sniffing", he did not mention blowing out the nose, because it is the norm that when a person sniffs water, he blows it out. Otherwise, blowing out the nose is necessary, meaning the sunnah is not completed without blowing out the nose, just as the sunnah in gargling is not completed without spitting out the water. Even if one were to swallow it, he would still be considered to have gargled, but it is better to spit it out, because this gargling and moving the water in the mouth makes the water dirty with the unpleasant residues that stick to it in the mouth. "And exaggerating in both", meaning in gargling and sniffing. "For one who is not fasting". Exaggerating in both means that you move the water forcefully in the case of gargling, and do not leave it just near the front; let it reach the entire mouth. In sniffing as well, you draw it in with strong breath. This is the exaggeration. In the obligatory part, it is sufficient to move the water in the mouth with the least movement, and to sniff the water until it enters the nostrils only. This is the obligation, and exaggeration is an addition to the obligation. The author says regarding exaggeration "for one who is not fasting". As for exaggerating in gargling and sniffing for one who is fasting, it is disliked because it may lead to swallowing the water and it descending from the nose to the stomach. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to al-Qayt ibn Shabrah: Also, if it were the case that a person had nasal sinuses, and if he exaggerated in sniffing, the water would accumulate in these sinuses and cause him pain, or the water would become corrupted, and it might lead to pus or something similar. In this case, we say: do not exaggerate, in order to ward off harm from yourself. Exaggeration is for the one who is not fasting.