Is wiping the head for a woman the same as for a man, and what does she do if her hair is long?
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The questioner : A questioner asks: Is wiping the head for a woman the same as for a man, and what does she do if her hair is long? Does she wipe it to the end and return, or is it sufficient to wipe only to the limit of a man's head?
The Shaykh : We must know that the rulings of the Shari'ah are the same for women and men, and for men and women, except where evidence establishes a distinction between them. Accordingly, it is prescribed for a woman in wiping the head what is prescribed for a man. She places her hands on the front of her head, then moves them to the back, then returns them to the place where she began, just as a man does. She is not required to wipe down to the lower part of the head; rather, she wipes only to the limit of the hairline. Likewise, if a man has long hair reaching his shoulders, he is not required to wipe except over the extent of the hairline only.
The Shaykh : We must know that the rulings of the Shari'ah are the same for women and men, and for men and women, except where evidence establishes a distinction between them. Accordingly, it is prescribed for a woman in wiping the head what is prescribed for a man. She places her hands on the front of her head, then moves them to the back, then returns them to the place where she began, just as a man does. She is not required to wipe down to the lower part of the head; rather, she wipes only to the limit of the hairline. Likewise, if a man has long hair reaching his shoulders, he is not required to wipe except over the extent of the hairline only.