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Should the beard hair that extends towards the neck be washed during Wudhu?

· 7 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 22863English

Question

In ablution (wudu), it is said to wash the beard if it is thin. My question is that if beard extends up to neck, then how far should we wash the thin beard as other rule of ablution in Hanafi view prohibits even masah (pass wet hands) of the fore-neck ?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If one has a light beard i.e. the skin under the beard remains visible, it is necessary that the water reaches the facial skin.[1] The hair that grows beyond the bottom of one’s chin does not need to be washed during Wudhu. [2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.

Checked and Concurred by,
Moulana Ismail Desai.

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] أَمَّا الْخَفِيفَةُ فَيَجِبُ إيصَالُ الْمَاءِ إلَى مَا تَحْتَهَا (رد المحتار، ج 1، ص 117، سعيد)

[2] (قَوْلُهُ: أَيْ مَنْبَتُ أَسْنَانِهِ السُّفْلَى) تَفْسِيرٌ لِلذَّقَنِ بِالتَّحْرِيكِ: أَيْ إلَى أَسْفَلِ الْعَظْمِ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْأَسْنَانُ السُّفْلَى: وَهُوَ مَا تَحْتَ الْعَنْفَقَةِ.(رد المحتار، ج 1، ص 97، سعيد)

وَعَلَى هَذَا فَالنَّابِتُ عَلَى أَسْفَلِ الذَّقَنِ لَا يَجِبُ غَسْلُ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ بِمُجَرَّدِ ظُهُورِهِ يَخْرُجُ عَنْ حَدِّ الْوَجْهِ (رد المحتار، ج 1، ص 101، سعيد)

احسن الفتاوي، ج 2، ص 16، سعيد)

Answered by
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
Checked by
Moulana Ismail Desai
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