Combing the Beard and Repeated Wiping of the Ear and Head
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The Shaykh:
Al-Sadiq has a report from him regarding the command to comb the beard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to comb his beard. Uthman narrates that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to comb his beard. This is the practice.
The questioner:
The effort has been presented. So what is the ruling on his companions? There is no harm.
The Shaykh:
Did we say that the beard is combed if it is thick, meaning it covers the skin? But if it is thin, it is washed on the outside and inside. It is not prescribed to repeat wiping the ear, nor to repeat wiping the head, because if it is repeated, it becomes a washing, and that is an addition to what is prescribed. Yes, the ear is wiped only once. Yes.
Al-Sadiq has a report from him regarding the command to comb the beard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to comb his beard. Uthman narrates that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to comb his beard. This is the practice.
The questioner:
The effort has been presented. So what is the ruling on his companions? There is no harm.
The Shaykh:
Did we say that the beard is combed if it is thick, meaning it covers the skin? But if it is thin, it is washed on the outside and inside. It is not prescribed to repeat wiping the ear, nor to repeat wiping the head, because if it is repeated, it becomes a washing, and that is an addition to what is prescribed. Yes, the ear is wiped only once. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 1 — islamhouse.com (56:15)
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