What is the ruling on one who begins washing the hands from the wrist joint?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: From where does one begin washing the hands up to the elbows? And what is your view of the one who always washes his hands from the wrist joint to the elbow joint?
Answer:
This is a mistake. One washes the hands from the fingers to the elbows, because the hands begin from the fingers up to the elbows. As for washing them at the beginning of the ablution, that is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not part of the ablution. That is a preliminary act, not part of the ablution. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: From where does one begin washing the hands up to the elbows? And what is your view of the one who always washes his hands from the wrist joint to the elbow joint?
Answer:
This is a mistake. One washes the hands from the fingers to the elbows, because the hands begin from the fingers up to the elbows. As for washing them at the beginning of the ablution, that is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not part of the ablution. That is a preliminary act, not part of the ablution. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يبدأ غسل اليدين من مفصل الكف؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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