The limit of washing the face in wudu': from the hairline
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it obligatory when washing the face for wudu' that the washing extends from the hairline, even if the hair is long and hangs down to the middle of the forehead, or if the hair is short and its roots are at the top of the head?
Answer:
What is the criterion regarding the length of the hair? Even if the hair reaches his mouth from his head, what is the criterion regarding the length of the hair? The criterion is the hairline, the hairline of the hair. So the face is from the hairline of the usual head hair. There is no consideration for the balding one, nor for the one with hair on his forehead. The one with hair on his forehead is the one whose hair grows on his forehead, and the balding one is the one whose hair recedes to the middle of the head; he is called the bald one. There is no consideration for this or that. The criterion is the usual hairline, the usual hairline of the head hair. This is the upper boundary of the face. As for the length or shortness of the hair, there is no consideration for it, even if he has no hair. The criterion is only the boundary of the usual hairline. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it obligatory when washing the face for wudu' that the washing extends from the hairline, even if the hair is long and hangs down to the middle of the forehead, or if the hair is short and its roots are at the top of the head?
Answer:
What is the criterion regarding the length of the hair? Even if the hair reaches his mouth from his head, what is the criterion regarding the length of the hair? The criterion is the hairline, the hairline of the hair. So the face is from the hairline of the usual head hair. There is no consideration for the balding one, nor for the one with hair on his forehead. The one with hair on his forehead is the one whose hair grows on his forehead, and the balding one is the one whose hair recedes to the middle of the head; he is called the bald one. There is no consideration for this or that. The criterion is the usual hairline, the usual hairline of the head hair. This is the upper boundary of the face. As for the length or shortness of the hair, there is no consideration for it, even if he has no hair. The criterion is only the boundary of the usual hairline. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 14 — archive.org (39:20)
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