What is Ibn Taymiyyah's view on a woman wiping her hair during ablution?
The school of thought of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is that it suffices for the person performing ablution to wipe their head in any manner, whether male or female. He clarified how a woman should wipe her hair during ablution: if one fears their hair will become disheveled, they should not return their hands. Regarding a woman’s wiping, she should begin at the back of her head, then bring her hands to the front, then return them to the back, based on what Ar-Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh narrated: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "wiped his head twice, starting from the back, then to the front, and both his ears, their outsides and insides." Or she may wipe as Ar-Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "performed ablution in her presence and wiped his entire head from above the hair, each side to the root of the hair, without disturbing the hair from its state." Or she may place her hand on the middle of her head, then draw it to the front, then lift it and place it where she started, then move it to the back with a single wipe, while being careful not to change her hair's arrangement.
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