question #1 Sahih Muslim 317c, Book 3, Hadith 46 : What is the significance of not using a towel after performing ablution or washing in Islamic practice?

Ibn Abbas narrated It on the authority of Maimuna that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given a towel, but he did not rub (his body) with it, but he did like this with water, i. e. he shook it off.