The Description of Wiping the Head: Going Forward and Returning
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding the issue of wiping the head? Is it going forward and returning, or is it sufficient to wipe from the front of the head to the back without returning?
Answer:
No, it is not sufficient. It is necessary to pass the hands over the head twice, going forward and returning, forward and backward.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding the issue of wiping the head? Is it going forward and returning, or is it sufficient to wipe from the front of the head to the back without returning?
Answer:
No, it is not sufficient. It is necessary to pass the hands over the head twice, going forward and returning, forward and backward.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (56:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.