The number of times the head is wiped in wudu'
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Question:
She says: I know that wiping the head during wudu' (ablution) is done twice, from the front of the head to the back, and then back from the rear to the hairline. However, because when I return from the wudu' to the hairline, the direction of my hair changes, I have settled on wiping the head twice from the hairline to the back, and then once more from the hairline to the back. Is this action correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Wiping the head once is sufficient, because you know that the hair of the head is included in the wiping, and that suffices for one time. It is not obligatory for you to return your hands to the hairline a second time. If this happens, it is better, but if it does not happen, it is not obligatory, because the default and the obligatory act is wiping the head once. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
She says: I know that wiping the head during wudu' (ablution) is done twice, from the front of the head to the back, and then back from the rear to the hairline. However, because when I return from the wudu' to the hairline, the direction of my hair changes, I have settled on wiping the head twice from the hairline to the back, and then once more from the hairline to the back. Is this action correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Wiping the head once is sufficient, because you know that the hair of the head is included in the wiping, and that suffices for one time. It is not obligatory for you to return your hands to the hairline a second time. If this happens, it is better, but if it does not happen, it is not obligatory, because the default and the obligatory act is wiping the head once. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/109 — archive.org (12:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.