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What does hairline refer to in wudhu?

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Q: I read that while performing wudhu, we should wash our face upto the hairline. But if someone’s hair has receded and his hairline has risen above the normal position or he has lost all his hair and become bald, then where should he wash his face till?

Bismillaah

A: The hairline refers to the beginning of the forehead. Hence, if one is bald or one suffers hair loss at the beginning of the head, then when washing the face, one will wash from the beginning of the forehead.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

والأصلع الذي انحسر شعره إلى وسط رأسه لا يجب عليه أن يغسله من قصاص شعره على الأصح كما في الخلاصة، وصرح في المجتبى بالخلاف فيه، فقيل إن قل فمن الوجه وإن كثر فمن الرأس والصحيح أنه من الرأس حتى جاز المسح عليه (البحر الرائق 1/ 12)

(وهو) مشتق من المواجهة، واشتقاق الثلاثي من المزيد إذا كان أشهر في المعنى شائع كاشتقاق الرعد من الارتعاد واليم من التيمم (من مبدإ سطح جبهته) أي المتوضئ بقرينة المقام (إلى أسفل ذقنه) أي منبت أسنانه السفلى (طولا) كان عليه شعر أو لا، عدل عن قولهم من قصاص شعره الجاري على الغالب إلى المطرد ليعم الأغم والأصلع والأنزع (الدر المختار 1/96)

والأصلع الذي انحسر شعره إلى وسط رأسه لا يجب عليه الغسل منه بل لو مسح على الصلعة أجزأه في الأصح كما في الخلاصة (النهر الفائق 1/27)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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