Wiping over the turban, the shemagh, and the woman's head covering
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The questioner:
Excuse me, the shemagh, if you tie its ends on his head.
The Shaykh:
Yes, untie it.
The questioner:
If it is folded up in your shemagh.
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. It is not valid. It is not a turban. The wiping was only reported for the turban as a dispensation. A dispensation is not extended beyond the place where it was reported. Wiping over the turban is a dispensation, so we stick to the turban only. If it is not a turban, we do not wipe over it.
The questioner:
Even if the ends of the shemagh are rolled up.
The Shaykh:
Even if you roll it up twenty times, it is not valid. You must remove it and wipe over what is underneath, because the dispensation was only reported for the turban. However, if a man wears a shemagh in a way that makes it look like a turban—if he wears it so that it looks like a turban, not just throwing it over his head, but wrapping it in layers and securing it—it is valid and counts as a turban.
The questioner:
We had reached the point of the duration.
The Shaykh:
On the condition that it is tied under the chin or that he has a topknot. Yes, on the condition that it is tied under the chin or that he has a topknot.
The questioner:
There is something in the head regarding the mosques. Hmm? Something in the head regarding the mosques.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the jurists say that the head coverings of women, if she secures them—meaning she wraps them under the chin—then she may wipe over them by analogy to the man's turban. For this reason, they say: "The head coverings of women wrapped under their chins, by analogy to the man's turban." But it is not permissible for a woman to wear a turban at all, because this is imitating men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men.
The questioner:
Yes, I am responsive. I know that this is a dispensation.
The Shaykh:
Perfect.
The questioner:
When he attached it, remove the messenger.
The Shaykh:
No, they took it from the meaning. It is an analogy based on the cause: removing hardship. This is something fixed on the head. As for the woman, this is her affair; she does not wear a turban. But if a man replaces the turban with something else, it is not permissible. But for the woman, this is her affair; she does not wear a turban. So for her, the turban is the head covering. This is different from the man. If he changes the knowledge, he cannot wipe over it. Yes. Hmm? Yes. The action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he would have a topknot at the back. Also, the one who has no topknot and no tie under the chin does not secure it, so removing it is not difficult, unlike the one with a tie under the chin and the one with a topknot. Does removing it cause difficulty? And hardship brings about ease. Yes.
Excuse me, the shemagh, if you tie its ends on his head.
The Shaykh:
Yes, untie it.
The questioner:
If it is folded up in your shemagh.
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. It is not valid. It is not a turban. The wiping was only reported for the turban as a dispensation. A dispensation is not extended beyond the place where it was reported. Wiping over the turban is a dispensation, so we stick to the turban only. If it is not a turban, we do not wipe over it.
The questioner:
Even if the ends of the shemagh are rolled up.
The Shaykh:
Even if you roll it up twenty times, it is not valid. You must remove it and wipe over what is underneath, because the dispensation was only reported for the turban. However, if a man wears a shemagh in a way that makes it look like a turban—if he wears it so that it looks like a turban, not just throwing it over his head, but wrapping it in layers and securing it—it is valid and counts as a turban.
The questioner:
We had reached the point of the duration.
The Shaykh:
On the condition that it is tied under the chin or that he has a topknot. Yes, on the condition that it is tied under the chin or that he has a topknot.
The questioner:
There is something in the head regarding the mosques. Hmm? Something in the head regarding the mosques.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the jurists say that the head coverings of women, if she secures them—meaning she wraps them under the chin—then she may wipe over them by analogy to the man's turban. For this reason, they say: "The head coverings of women wrapped under their chins, by analogy to the man's turban." But it is not permissible for a woman to wear a turban at all, because this is imitating men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men.
The questioner:
Yes, I am responsive. I know that this is a dispensation.
The Shaykh:
Perfect.
The questioner:
When he attached it, remove the messenger.
The Shaykh:
No, they took it from the meaning. It is an analogy based on the cause: removing hardship. This is something fixed on the head. As for the woman, this is her affair; she does not wear a turban. But if a man replaces the turban with something else, it is not permissible. But for the woman, this is her affair; she does not wear a turban. So for her, the turban is the head covering. This is different from the man. If he changes the knowledge, he cannot wipe over it. Yes. Hmm? Yes. The action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he would have a topknot at the back. Also, the one who has no topknot and no tie under the chin does not secure it, so removing it is not difficult, unlike the one with a tie under the chin and the one with a topknot. Does removing it cause difficulty? And hardship brings about ease. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 4 — islamhouse.com (1:09:56)
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