Ruling on wiping the back of the head and the neck in ablution
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Question:
Wiping the back of the head, O Shaykh?
Answer:
As for the back of the head, it is not prescribed. The hadith is weak. This hadith of Talhah ibn Mursaf is weak; it does not serve as a proof. One does not wipe the neck; rather, the wiping is on the head. And as for Talhah ibn Mursaf, he is weak.
Q: Wiping once?
A: Once, yes.
Wiping the back of the head, O Shaykh?
Answer:
As for the back of the head, it is not prescribed. The hadith is weak. This hadith of Talhah ibn Mursaf is weak; it does not serve as a proof. One does not wipe the neck; rather, the wiping is on the head. And as for Talhah ibn Mursaf, he is weak.
Q: Wiping once?
A: Once, yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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