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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on wiping over head coverings other than the turban

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Question:
And if the item is such that all its parts are firmly wrapped around the head, covering the entire head, does one wipe between them? And does one wipe only between the turban, or is it better to wipe over whatever covers the head, provided it does not take the form of the turban?

Answer:
No, one does not wipe except over the turban only, because it is a dispensation, and dispensations are not subject to analogy; one is restricted to what is transmitted regarding them, and no analogy is made to them. So one does not wipe over the qalansuwa, nor over anything tied around the head, except if what is tied around the head is for the sake of a wound. If the head is injured and bandaged, one wipes over it. This falls under the category of wiping over a cast, not the category of wiping over a turban. Yes.
As for women, it is not permissible for them to wear turbans because this is imitating men. A woman does not wear a turban, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "May Allah curse the women who imitate the men and the men who imitate the women," and he cursed
men who imitate womenالمتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء
Sunan Abi Dawud 4097Sahih (Al-Albani)
. As for the head covering (khimar), the jurists stated that if a woman ties her khimar and wraps it under her chin, she wipes over it. She wipes over it just as a man wipes over his turban, because it serves the function of the turban. They said this, and Allah knows best. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 3 — islamhouse.com (39:53)

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