What is the ruling on wiping the ears?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is washing the ears a recommended practice (sunnah), obligatory, or a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
The established and transmitted practice regarding the ears is to wipe them, both the inside and the outside. When he wipes his head, he places his two index fingers in the cavities of his ears, meaning in the openings at the top of the ears. He places his two thumbs on the outer rim, then rotates them, wiping the outside with the thumbs and the inside with the index fingers. They are part of the head, though some scholars say they are part of the face, and the correct view is that they are part of the head.
Honorable Shaykh, is washing the ears a recommended practice (sunnah), obligatory, or a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
The established and transmitted practice regarding the ears is to wipe them, both the inside and the outside. When he wipes his head, he places his two index fingers in the cavities of his ears, meaning in the openings at the top of the ears. He places his two thumbs on the outer rim, then rotates them, wiping the outside with the thumbs and the inside with the index fingers. They are part of the head, though some scholars say they are part of the face, and the correct view is that they are part of the head.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مسح الأذنين؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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