Is it required in wiping the face during tayammum to cover the entire face with pure earth, or is it sufficient to merely pass the hands over the face?
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The questioner : Is it required in wiping the face during tayammum to cover the entire face with pure earth, or is it sufficient to merely pass the hands over the face?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for a person in tayammum to wipe the entire face, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] Just as it is obligatory to cover the entire head, as derived from His saying, the Exalted: so we derive the obligation to cover the entire face from His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] As for what some people do, namely wiping the nose and the area around it, this is an error. Rather, it is obligatory to wipe from ear to ear horizontally, and from the curve of the forehead to the bottom of the beard vertically.
The questioner : Abd al-Rahman, a resident of al-Khobar, says.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for a person in tayammum to wipe the entire face, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
and wipe over your faces and hands with it
فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْهُAnd wipe your heads
وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْand wipe over your faces and hands with it
فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْهُThe questioner : Abd al-Rahman, a resident of al-Khobar, says.