The ruling on passing the fingers through the beard and between the fingers during ablution

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the correct view regarding passing the fingers through the beard and between the fingers? According to the Sunnah, passing the fingers through the beard during ablution is a recommended practice (sunnah). This is done by inserting wet fingers into the water within the beard hair, provided the beard is thick, meaning it covers the skin. If the beard is thin, then it

Answer:
allows water to reach what is beneath it. This applies to the thick beard that blocks the oils. One must wash its outer surface because it is part of the face, and he passes his wet fingers through the inner part. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). Washing the outer surface is obligatory, and passing the fingers through the inner part is a recommended practice (sunnah). As for the fingers, water must cover the entire hand, but he passes his fingers between them to ensure that water reaches the spaces between the fingers, out of caution. However, if he knows that water did not reach the spaces between the fingers, his ablution is not valid.