What is the ruling on one who wipes only the front of his forehead during wudu'?

The Shaykh : Okay, if he wiped only the front of his forehead and not the rest of the head, what is the evidence?

The questioner : There is nothing.

The Shaykh : How do you rule without evidence if he wiped only the front of the forehead? Yes?

The questioner : His saying, the Exalted: .

The Shaykh : Does it suffice or not?

The questioner : It suffices.

The Shaykh : It suffices? What is the evidence?

The questioner : His saying: . If the preposition "bi" (with) indicates partiality, then this is recommended.

The Shaykh : And if it does not indicate partiality, He said: , and He did not say "to some of your heads." The preposition "bi" never indicates partiality in the Arabic language. Ibn Barhan said: "Whoever claims that the preposition 'bi' indicates partiality in the Arabic language has erred". The preposition "bi" never indicates partiality in the Arabic language. As for the hadith of al-Mughirah, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped over the front of his forehead, the turban, and the leather socks, here the wiping over the front of the forehead sufficed because he wiped it along with the turban, so it is not evidence for the permissibility of wiping only the front of the forehead. Okay, what is the evidence for continuity? We have recited it.

The questioner : No, we did not explain the sequence.

The Shaykh : We did not explain the sequence. Okay, and his wiping.