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Making wudhu with cold water

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Question

I came across a hadith in which making a complete wudu under difficult circumstances is praiseworthy ("إسباغ الوضوء على المكاره"); one interpretation being when the water is cold. Can we choose to make wudu with cold tap water with the intention of earning this extra reward, even though warm water is also available? Or is the reward only when no warm alternative is available at all?

Answer

This is in the case where hot water is not available.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ألا أدلكم على ما يمحو الله به الخطايا ويرفع به الدرجات قالوا بلى يا رسول الله قال إسباغ الوضوء على المكاره وكثرة الخطى إلى المساجد وانتظار الصلاة بعد الصلاة فذلكم الرباط (مشكاة #282)

المكاره جمع مكره بفتح الميم من الكره بمعنى المشقة والألم قيل منها إعواز الواء والحاجة إلى طلهة أو ابتياعه بالثمن الغالي كذا ذكره الطيبي رحمة الله تعالى وقيل المراد حال ما يكره استعمال الماء كالتوضوء بالماء البارد في الشتاء أو ألم الجسم (مرقاة 2/ 11)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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