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Is using very cold water disliked?

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Question:

Asslamu alaikum,

Is it disliked (makruh) to use very cold water for wudu and ghusl?

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Answer:

It is disliked to use extremely hot or extremely cold water. (Bujayrimi on Khatib v. 1, p. 114; Rawdat al-Talibin v. 1, p. 10)

And Allah knows best.

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