Is washing the body and wiping the head, along with reciting the two testimonies, without wetting the head with water, considered sufficient for purification from major ritual impurity?
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The questioner : Is washing the body, wiping the head, and reciting the tashahhud, without wetting the head, considered purification from major ritual impurity?
The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says in His noble Book:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] Therefore, it is necessary to purify the entire body from major ritual impurity.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Neither the head nor any other part is exempt; the entire body, including the head and what is under the hair, must be purified. It is obligatory for both the woman and the man with thick hair to wash their heads in a way that reaches the roots of the hair and penetrates between the strands. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when performing the full ritual bath, would: The scholars said: and he would run his fingers through the hair to ensure that the water reached its roots. As for wiping the head in the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity, it is not permissible, because wiping is only prescribed in the ablution for prayer, as Allah the Exalted said: . Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a message received from a Sudanese resident in Riyadh, who says in his question:
The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says in His noble Book:
And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Neither the head nor any other part is exempt; the entire body, including the head and what is under the hair, must be purified. It is obligatory for both the woman and the man with thick hair to wash their heads in a way that reaches the roots of the hair and penetrates between the strands. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when performing the full ritual bath, would:
He pours water over his head, and when he thinks he has thoroughly wetted his skin, he pours it over him three times.
يصب على رأسه حتى إذا ظن أنه أروى بشرته أفاض عليه ثلاث مراتAnd wipe your heads
وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْThe questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a message received from a Sudanese resident in Riyadh, who says in his question: