Ruling on Washing Light Facial Hair

Question

Is it necessary to ensure water reaches the skin under light facial hair during ablution?

Answer 1

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Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):

It is sufficient to wash the surface of the hair on the face, and it is not necessary to ensure water reaches the skin, unless the hair is so light that the skin can be seen completely.

Source: The Educational Message, Purity, Ablution (1)

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Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):

The hair that grows within the limits of the face must have its surface washed, and it is not necessary to ensure water reaches the covered hair, let alone the covered skin. However, what does not require washing through searching and inquiry must be washed, such as if the mustache is long on both sides covering the area where it grows, or if the hair is hanging down on the forehead, then the covered skin must be washed. The same applies to fine hair growing on the skin, which should be washed along with the skin, as well as thick hairs that do not cover the skin, which is obligatory to wash as a precaution.

Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Parts of Ablution, Article 70

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