Wiping the back of the neck during ablution Fatwa No: 87554
- Fatwa Date:19-4-2004
While making ablution do we not clean the neck and the back of the neck with the back of our fingers? I have seen my uncle doing this since my childhood. Kindly advise.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
There is extremely weak or a fabricated Hadith that cannot be used as evidence that states wiping over (Maseh) the neck.
The majority of scholars are of the opinion that such a practice is not likable. Many scholars even think that wiping over the neck is Bida’h (bad innovation). This is the opinion of the Shafi’e.
Allah knows best.