Explanation of the author's statement: "Then he wipes his entire head, including the ears, once."
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The Shaykh : Then he said, "Then he wipes his entire head with water, including the ears, once". He wipes his entire head with water, meaning he does not wash it, but rather wipes it. This is part of the relief that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has granted to His servants, because washing the head is harmful to a person. Generally, the head has hair, so the water remains in the hair and the person is harmed by it, especially in the winter days. Then, if the hair is washed, the water flows down from the hair because the hair holds the water, and it flows onto the rest of his body, causing him harm. So, out of the mercy of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and His wisdom, Exalted is He, the purification of the head is wiping, not washing. The author said, "including the ears", once, because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to wipe the head and the ears. Also, because the ears are part of the head. And because the ears are the organs of hearing, it was wise that they be purified so that the person is purified from the sins he receives through them. Just as the face has organs that may be a cause for sins, we see the sight, the smell, and the speech. How?
The questioner : The speech, or the taste?
The Shaykh : What does the taste taste?
The questioner : With the tongue.
The Shaykh : Yes, what does the taste taste?
The questioner : Drinking alcohol.
The Shaykh : Okay, the point is, if we include the senses, we say the eye, which is sight, and the smell, which is in the nose, and the speech, the greatest of which isAs-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 65:415. And you also say the taste. Yes, a person may steal food and eat it, and he may smoke, but I do not know if drinking alcohol while intending to persist in it makes him a disbeliever or not. It is a difficult issue. Okay, in the head, there is thought, or?
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Yes, I do not think this includes hearing. That is why it is prescribed to wipe the ears. If we wanted to say that every organ, we would say the heart is the greatest thing, and we would say he should wash his chest. But in any case, this is what appears to us, and knowledge is with Allah.
The questioner : The speech, or the taste?
The Shaykh : What does the taste taste?
The questioner : With the tongue.
The Shaykh : Yes, what does the taste taste?
The questioner : Drinking alcohol.
The Shaykh : Okay, the point is, if we include the senses, we say the eye, which is sight, and the smell, which is in the nose, and the speech, the greatest of which is
And what causes people to fall into the Fire on their faces, or did he say on their snouts, except the harvest of their tongues?
وهل يكب الناس في النار على وجوههم أو قال على مناخرهم إلا حصائد ألسنتهمThe questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Yes, I do not think this includes hearing. That is why it is prescribed to wipe the ears. If we wanted to say that every organ, we would say the heart is the greatest thing, and we would say he should wash his chest. But in any case, this is what appears to us, and knowledge is with Allah.