Which specific facial hairs must be washed along with the face?
Chapter on the Obligation of Purification
Al-Mughni
Book of Purification
Primary text
Included within the face are the *ʻUdhār* (hair on the prominent bone near the ear canal and downward to the ear lobe attachment), the *ʻĀriḍ* (hair below the *ʻUdhār* on the sides of the jaw), and the chin (*dhqan*), which is the convergence of the two sides of the jaw. These three types of hair must be washed with the face. Also included are the four other hairs: the eyebrows, the eyelashes, the small hair above the upper lip (*ʻunfuqah*), and the mustache. It is recommended to attend to the area between the beard and the ear as it is often overlooked.
Supporting text
The sideburns (*ṣadgh*)—hair slightly below the top of the ear—and the two receding areas of the scalp (*an-nazʻatān*) are considered part of the head. There is a secondary opinion that the sideburns are part of the face because they connect to the *ʻUdhār*, resembling the *ʻĀriḍ*, but this is not sound; the report that the Prophet (PBUH) wiped his sideburns with his head proves they are part of the head, as they are hair connected to the scalp not specific to the elderly. The tucked-in hair (*at-taḥdhīf*) between the end of the *ʻUdhār* and the *Nazʻah* is considered part of the face, although another view suggests it is from the head because it is connected hair; the former view is stronger as the location itself would be part of the face if it bore no hair.