• I heard Ishaq ibn Ibrahim say: "As for the towel after wudu' for janabah (major ritual impurity) and wudu', it is better not to wipe the moisture of your wudu' or janabah with your garment, because it is said: 'Every drop of wudu' is weighed.' It is not appropriate for a man to remove the light of his wudu'. However, if he wipes them due to a reason like cold or something else, it is permissible. Janabah is more serious, for when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, performed ghusl from janabah, he was offered a garment to wipe himself with, but he refused and pushed it away."

212 - Ishaq narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Fudayl ibn Ghazwan narrated to us, from 'Asim al-Ahwal, from Bakr ibn 'Abd Allah al-Muzani, who said: "Towels are most beneficial in the winter."

213 - Ishaq narrated to us, he said: Bazi' al-Kufi narrated to us, he said: I saw al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim perform wudu' from a river, then he wiped his face with the hem of his cloak.

214 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Mansur, from Hilal ibn Yasaf, from 'Ata', from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, who said: "If you perform wudu', do not use a towel (la tamandal)."

215 - 'Isa ibn Muhammad narrated to us, he said: Azhar narrated to us, from Abu 'Awn, from Ibn Sirin, who said: "Wudu' is weighed."

216 - 'Amr ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Muhajir narrated to us, from Barakah al-Azdi, who said: I saw Makhul performing wudu', so I offered him a towel to wipe himself with. He said: "The remainder of the wudu' is a blessing, so I want it to be in my clothes." Then he lifted the lower part of his shirt and wiped his face with it.