مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٥١ - ABLUTIONS

them up to the tips of the fingers and if he washes them only up to the wrist his ablutions is void.
٢٥٤. While performing ablutions it is obligatory for man to wash his face and hands once and it is recommended to wash them twice. Washing them three or more timesis, however, unlawful. As regards the fact as to which washing should be treated to be the first, the second or the third one, it depends on the intention of the personperforming ablutions. Hence, there is no harm in it if he pours water on his face ten times with the intention of the first washing and this action of his will be treated tobe the first washing. However, if he pours water on his face thrice with the intention of washing it three times, his washing the face for the third time will be an unlawfulact.
٢٥٥. After washing both the hands the person performing ablutions should wipe the front part of his head with the wetness which is in his hand, the obligatoryprecaution being that he should wipe it with the palm of his right hand from the upper side to the lower side.
٢٥٦. The part on which wiping should be performed is one fourth of the head above the forehead. It is sufficient to wipe approximately at any place in this part ofthe head, although the recommended precaution is that the length of the place of wiping should be equal to the length of a finger and its breadth should be equal to threejoined fingers.
٢٥٧. It is not necessary that the wiping of the head should be performed on its skin. It is also in order if a man wipes his hand on the hair of the head. However,if the hair of a mans head are so long that on combing them they fall on his face or on other parts of his head he should wipe his hand on the roots of his hair or part thehair and wipe the skin. Hence, if a person collects on the front side of his head the hair which fall on his face or on other parts of his head and wipes them or the hair ofother places such a wiping would be void.