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Please advise how to perform Masah of the head during Wudu. Do the hair need to get wet, what portion? Do the fingers need to touch the scalp or go thru the hair or simply over the hair?

· 18 Jumada I 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6246English

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Please advise how to perform Masah of the head during Wudu. Do the hair need to get wet, what portion? Do the fingers need to touch the scalp or go thru the hair or simply over the hair?

Answer

According to the Hanafi Madhab, it is Fardh to make Masah of one quarter of the head. It is not necessary for the fingers to touch the scalp. It is sufficient for the fingers to pass over the hair. (Hidaaya vol.1 pg.17)

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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