Is wiping the head and ears done once or three times, and does the neck count as part of them in the ablution?
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The questioner : Is wiping the head and ears in the ablution done once or three times? And does the neck count as part of them in the ablution?
The Shaykh : Wiping the head and ears is done only once, and likewise, anything that is wiped is not wiped more than once. So wiping over the socks or leather socks is done once, and wiping over a cast is done once, and so on. Anything that is wiped is not repeated, because the thing that is wiped has been made easier in the manner of its washing and in its quantity. Rather, the thing that is wiped has been made easier in the manner of its purification and in its quantity as well. As for the neck, it is not included in the head, so it is not wiped. In fact, wiping the neck along with the head is among the religious innovations from which one is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not wipe his neck. And anything by which a person worships Allah for which there is no basis from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a religious innovation.
The questioner : This is a message that arrived from Libya from a listener to the program, your brother in Allah, A.D.B. He says, “I ask that His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen clarify for us.”
The Shaykh : Wiping the head and ears is done only once, and likewise, anything that is wiped is not wiped more than once. So wiping over the socks or leather socks is done once, and wiping over a cast is done once, and so on. Anything that is wiped is not repeated, because the thing that is wiped has been made easier in the manner of its washing and in its quantity. Rather, the thing that is wiped has been made easier in the manner of its purification and in its quantity as well. As for the neck, it is not included in the head, so it is not wiped. In fact, wiping the neck along with the head is among the religious innovations from which one is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not wipe his neck. And anything by which a person worships Allah for which there is no basis from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a religious innovation.
The questioner : This is a message that arrived from Libya from a listener to the program, your brother in Allah, A.D.B. He says, “I ask that His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen clarify for us.”