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Hadith 87
Hadith #
87
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
1
Section
11
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Content
Chapter
The Limits of Ablution, Its Order and Reward
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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Hadith.88 – Zurarah bin A'yan said to Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): "Inform me about the limits of the face that one should wash, as mentioned by Allah (swt), Mighty and Majestic." Imam (as) said: "The face that Allah (swt) has commanded to be washed is that which no one should add to or subtract from. If someone adds to it, they will not be rewarded, and if they subtract from it, they will sin. The area includes from the hairline of the head to the chin, and what is encompassed by the thumbs (when making a circle with the fingers) is considered part of the face. Anything outside of that is not considered part of the face”. Zurarah asked: "
What about the temples?" Imam (as) said: "No." Zurarah then said: "What if it is surrounded by hair?" Imam (as) said: "Whatever is surrounded by hair is not required for the servants to seek or look for; however, water should flow over it."
88 - قَالَ زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ حَدِّ اَلْوَجْهِ اَلَّذِي يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُوَضَّأَ اَلَّذِي قَالَ
اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ «اَلْوَجْهُ اَلَّذِي قَالَ اَللَّهُ وَ أَمَرَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِغَسْلِهِ اَلَّذِي لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَزِيدَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لاَ يَنْقُصَ مِنْهُ إِنْ زَادَ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ يُؤْجَرْ وَ إِنْ نَقَصَ مِنْهُ أَثِمَ مَا دَارَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْوُسْطَى وَ اَلْإِبْهَامُ مِنْ قُصَاصِ شَعْرِ اَلرَّأْسِ إِلَى اَلذَّقَنِ وَ مَا جَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْإِصْبَعَانِ مُسْتَدِيراً فَهُوَ مِنَ اَلْوَجْهِ وَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اَلْوَجْهِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلصُّدْغُ مِنَ اَلْوَجْهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ» قَالَ زُرَارَةُ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَ رَأَيْتَ مَا أَحَاطَ بِهِ اَلشَّعْرُ فَقَالَ «كُلُّ مَا أَحَاطَ بِهِ مِنَ اَلشَّعْرِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَى اَلْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَطْلُبُوهُ وَ لاَ يَبْحَثُوا عَنْهُ وَ لَكِنْ يُجْرَى عَلَيْهِ اَلْمَاءُ.
Tags Ablution (Wudu)

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