Explanation of the author's statement: "And he washes his face from the roots of the hair of the head to what descends from the two cheeks and the chin in length, and from ear to ear in width, and what is in it of

The Shaykh : He said "And he washes his face from the roots of the hair of the head to what descends from the two cheeks and the chin in length, and from ear to ear in width". He washes his face, which is that by which the front of the face is achieved, and the face is the most noble part of the body. The author says he washes it from the roots of the hair of the head, meaning the place where the hair grows, and the intended meaning is the customary roots, unlike the bald or the receding hairline. If you wish, I would say unlike the bald spot on the back of the head. The receding hairline means the one whose hair descends onto the forehead, and the bald one is the one whose hair is raised. The poet says, advising his wife:
"So do not marry if fate separates us *** From the bald spot on the back of the head, and the face is not receding". The receding one is the one whose hair on his head is confined, and the bald one is the bald spot on the back of the head and the face, which is the one whose hair descends to his forehead. This is based on the fact that the Arabs prefer this trait, and it has no bearing on beauty. So, from the customary roots of the hair of the head. Some scholars say from the curve of the forehead, the curve of the forehead from the head, because the curve is that by which the front of the face is achieved, and this is a good criterion. And his saying "to what descends from the two cheeks and the chin". The chin is the junction of the two cheeks, and the two cheeks are the two bones on which the teeth grow; these are the two cheeks, and the chin is their junction. So, what descends from the two cheeks, for example, if a man has long hair on his cheeks, he washes it. Likewise, if he has long hair on his chin, he washes it. Yes. Why is what descends washed, exceeding the place of the obligation? They said because the face is that by which the front of the face is achieved, and the front of the face is achieved by this hair, so its washing is obligatory. Some scholars held that hair exceeding the place of the obligation does not have to be washed, because Allah says and hair is in the ruling of what is detached. I think this passed us in the rules among the rules of Ibn Rajab, and he mentioned the disagreement on that and verified that it is not obligatory to wash what has grown long from the beard and chin. But there is no doubt that the more cautious is to wash what has grown long from the two cheeks and the chin, and that is better. And his saying "and from ear to ear in width". From ear to ear, and the white space between the temple and the ear is from the face, the space between the temple and the ear is from the face, because the author says from ear to ear. Okay. And the hair above the protruding bone is following the head. This is the limit of the face. The evidence for its washing was mentioned to us previously, the saying of Allah the Exalted . The author, may Allah have mercy on him, said "and what is in it of light hair and the visible part of thick hair, along with what has grown long from it". And what is in it of light hair and the visible part of thick hair. The difference between light and thick: if the skin is visible behind it, it is light; if not, it is thick. So, if the hair is such that the skin is visible behind it, it is light and must be washed, and what is under it, because what is under it, as long as it is visible, the front of the face is achieved by it, and it faces, so it must be washed. And this hair must also be washed because the front of the face is in it. Is there hair on the face? The eyebrows, the eyelashes, the mustache, the forelock, the temples, and the beard. All of this is hair of the face. Perhaps hair grows in other places, but this is the customary hair, so the light hair and the visible part of the thick hair must be washed. As for the inner part of it, it does not have to be washed. Why? Because the front of the face is not achieved except in the visible part of the thick hair. But it was mentioned to us previously that it is recommended to comb the thick hair. No, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to comb his beard in ablution. He said "along with what has grown long from it". "Has grown long" means it has descended. And the apparent meaning of the author's words is that even if it descends far, if a man has a long beard, more than what is common among people, he must wash the light part of it and the visible part of the thick part.