The parts of the body that are washed and wiped in wudu'

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is washing the ears and the neck part of completing the wudu'?

Answer:
The ears are not washed; rather, they are wiped because they are part of the head. One wipes their outer and inner surfaces by inserting his finger into the ear canals and rotating his thumb over their outer surfaces, thereby wiping them on the outside and inside, because they are part of the head. As for the neck, it is not wiped, and wiping it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because Allah the Exalted said: He commanded wiping the head only, and there is no basis for wiping the neck. Yes.