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31. Uthmān bin 'Affān narrated that the Prophet ﷺ would go through his beard." (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
Muḥammad bin Ismā'īl said: "The most correct thing on this topic is the Hadīth of 'Amir bin Shafīq, from Abū Wā'il, from 'Uthmān. (no. 31)"
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This was said by most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and those after them: They hold the view that one should go through the beard (with the hand). This is the view of Ash-Shafī'i.
Aḥmad said: "If one forgets to go through the beard, then that is acceptable." Ishāq said: "If he forgets or does not do it based on some interpretation, then it is
acceptable. But if he purposefully leaves it out, he should repeat it.”
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Commentary
The Noble Qur'an made it compulsory to wash the face, but the face cannot be washed properly if the beard is thick; therefore Imām 'Aṭā, Abū Thawr and Ishāq hold the view that passing the wet fingers through the beard is obligatory. The word 'Kāna' gives the meaning of consistency when it comes before the present verb, as long as there is no indication to be interpreted otherwise; so the people with thick beards particularly, should not overlook it. But running the fingers through the beard at the end of the ablution is not necessary.
