Wiping Part of the Head in Ablution and the Two Ears
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! There are people who wipe part of the head. Is this wiping valid?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to wipe the entire head; the obligation is to wipe the whole head, not part of it. Yes.
The questioner:
And the ears, Your Eminence the Shaykh, are part of the head.
The Shaykh:
With the head, he wipes it along with his ears. He puts his fingers into the front of his ears and wipes the outer part of his ears with his thumbs. This is what is prescribed; it covers the head and the ears. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Because the ears are part of the head.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! There are people who wipe part of the head. Is this wiping valid?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to wipe the entire head; the obligation is to wipe the whole head, not part of it. Yes.
The questioner:
And the ears, Your Eminence the Shaykh, are part of the head.
The Shaykh:
With the head, he wipes it along with his ears. He puts his fingers into the front of his ears and wipes the outer part of his ears with his thumbs. This is what is prescribed; it covers the head and the ears. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Because the ears are part of the head.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب المبالغة في الاستنشاق — islamhouse.com (16:44)
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