Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Ibrahim narrates that Alqamah had a handkerchief with which he used to dry water.

Hazrat Yazid bin Abdullah narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Harith had a handkerchief with which he used to dry the water of ablution.

Hazrat Ya'la did not consider there to be any harm in wiping the face with a towel after ablution.

Hazrat Hakeem bin Jabir says that my father sent a slave girl to Hazrat Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). She saw that Hazrat Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) dried the water with a cloth after performing ablution. The slave girl found this act unpleasant, so that night she saw in a dream that her liver was coming out of her mouth.

After performing ablution, Hazrat Uthman dried his face with a handkerchief.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) performed ghusl and then dried his body with a cloth.

Hazrat Thabit bin Ubaid says that I saw Hazrat Bishr bin Abi Saeed wiping (his mouth) with a handkerchief.

Hazrat Masrooq had a handkerchief with which he used to wipe water.

Muhammad and Hasan did not consider it objectionable to dry water with a towel after ablution.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin and Hasan did not consider it objectionable to dry water with a handkerchief after ablution.

Hazrat Asir bin Rabi' says that I saw my father and Hazrat Abu Al-Ahwas drying water with a handkerchief after ablution.

Hazrat Anas used to wipe off the water from his hands and face after performing ablution.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair says that there is no harm in it.

Ibn Aun reports: I asked Hasan about a person who wipes his face with a cloth after ablution. Hasan replied: If the cloth is clean, then there is no harm in it.

Hazrat Dahhak was asked about using a towel after ablution, so he said that it cleans the face even more.

Hazrat Sha'bi says that there is no harm in it.

Hazrat Hakam states that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) wiped his face with a cloth.

Hazrat Aswad used to clean his body with a cloth.

Hazrat Hisham says that Hasan and Muhammad did not consider there to be any harm in it, and Hazrat Ibn Sirin used to say that leaving it is more preferable to me.

Hazrat Zuhri did not see any harm in a person wiping his face with a handkerchief.

Hazrat Bakr says that using a handkerchief in winter is more beneficial.