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**Frdsdx26** · 09-28-2009, 06:15 AM

My point is extremism can always be found. Just like i as a Shafi'i would let my daughter marry a pious Hanafi, so would many Hanafi ulama pray behind Imam Shafi'i, Nawawi, Al-Hafeth etc even if he only did masah on small part of the hair, or didn't take water into mouth and nose while doing ghusl or something similar which can be done according to the Shafi'is.

Asslamu alaikum brother,

I understand wiping 3 hairs is enough in Shafi fiqh. But this is the minimum. The sunnah is to wipe the whole head and there is general agreement regarding this. So tell me brother why would someone intentionally leave out the sunnah? If you read Bustan al-Arifeen you will see how strongly Imam Nawawi himself talks about following the sunnah. So unless we see someone wiping only 3 hairs we will assume they followed the sunnah and did the whole wudu and whole ghusl. Sunnah of ghusl is to do wudu and sunnah of wudu is to put water in the nose and gargle and rinse the mouth.

09-28-2009, 06:15 AM	#32
Frdsdx26 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	My point is extremism can always be found. Just like i as a Shafi'i would let my daughter marry a pious Hanafi, so would many Hanafi ulama pray behind Imam Shafi'i, Nawawi, Al-Hafeth etc even if he only did masah on small part of the hair, or didn't take water into mouth and nose while doing ghusl or something similar which can be done according to the Shafi'is. Asslamu alaikum brother, I understand wiping 3 hairs is enough in Shafi fiqh. But this is the minimum. The sunnah is to wipe the whole head and there is general agreement regarding this. So tell me brother why would someone intentionally leave out the sunnah? If you read Bustan al-Arifeen you will see how strongly Imam Nawawi himself talks about following the sunnah. So unless we see someone wiping only 3 hairs we will assume they followed the sunnah and did the whole wudu and whole ghusl. Sunnah of ghusl is to do wudu and sunnah of wudu is to put water in the nose and gargle and rinse the mouth.
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