Is the original ruling on manners one of recommendation, or does it require a disindicator to divert it from an original obligation to a recommendation? And can the narrator's saying, "The Prophet commanded us," indicate recommendation, or does the word "commanded us" necessarily imply obligation? And does all of this include the ruling on the practices of the Fitra?
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The rulings on manners (adab) vary between obligation and recommendation. The default for a command is obligation, unless there is an indicator otherwise. However, the majority of jurists hold that commands in the chapters of manners are to be understood as recommendations and preferable acts.
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