Question:

Does a person have to wipe his neck during wudu?

Answer:

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

In wudhu, it is mustahab (preferable) to make masah  of (i.e. to wipe) the nape (the back part of the neck). As for making masah of the throat (front part of the neck) during wudu, the Jurists have deemed it to be a bid’ah (innovation) and hence impermissible, as it was not the practice of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wa Sallam).



  ومسح الرقبة بظهر يديه لا الحلقوم لأنه بدعة ( الدر المختار: 1 ص 268 )

وفي الشامية: ( قوله : ومسح الرقبة ) هو الصحيح ، وقيل : إنه سنة كما في البحر وغيره ( قوله : بظهر يديه ) أي لعدم استعمال بلتهما بحر ، فقول المنية : بماء جديد لا حاجة إليه كما في شرحها الكبير ، وعبر في المنية بظهر الأصابع ولعله المراد هنا ( قوله : لأنه بدعة ) إذ لم يرد في السنة ( رد المحتار: 1 ص 268 )
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And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faizal Riza
Darul Ifta Australia
www.fatwa.org.au
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