Shaafi’ Wudhu Masaail (22)

4.7. Khilaal of the Beard, Fingers and Toes

(A) Khilaal of the Beard

1. It is sunnat to make khilaal of – pass the fingers through – a thickset beard, the fingers and the toes.
2. Khilaal of the beard is done after washing the face.
3. The method of takhleel (making khilaal) of the beard is:

* Take water in the right hand.

* Apply the water from the back of the beard, that is, from the neck side.

* Spread out the fingers and draw them out of the beard.

4. If the beard grows sparsely and water does not reach the inside portions of the beard on the face then takhleel is waajib.
5. If the beard is fine and water reaches the face when washing then the takhleel of such a fine beard is mandoob.

(B) Khilaal of the Fingers

1. It is sunnat to make khilaal of the fingers not withstanding that water reaches between the fingers.
2. Takhleel of the fingers is by interlocking the fingers.
3. The sunnat of Takhleel is fulfilled by interlocking the fingers in any way. The best method, however, is to firstly place the inside (that is the palm) of the left hand on the back of the right hand and insert the left hand’s fingers into the right hand’s fingers. Thereafter place the inside of the right hand on the back of the left hand and insert the fingers of the right hand into the fingers of the left hand.

(C) Khilaal of the Toes

1. It is sunnat to make khilaal of the toes.
2. The afzal method of takhleel of the toes is by passing the little finger of the left hand in between the toes from the bottom to the top, starting from the little toe of the right foot.
3. It is mandoob to repeat this thrice.

(Al-Mabsoot – To be continued, Insha Allah)