The ruling on the order of the parts in dry ablution

Question:
In dry ablution, is it obligatory to maintain the order between the face and the hands?

Answer:
Based on the apparent meaning of the Noble Book, [Al-Nisa: 43], and the hadith of 'Ammar regarding wiping his face and hands, it is obligatory to begin with the face, then the hands.
As for major ritual impurity, the matter is broad; dry ablution for major ritual impurity is a broad matter. However, it is recommended to begin with the face, then the hands, even in the case of major ritual impurity. As for the ablution for prayer, it is obligatory to begin with the face, because this is what is explicitly stated in the Book of Allah, and it is what came in some narrations. Thus, the narrations explain one another, and the narrations are understood in light of what the Book of Allah indicates. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: regarding al-Safa and al-Marwah. So, one should begin with what Allah began with in the ablution for prayer and in dry ablution. This is what the believer should do.