Continuation: Untying Braided or Plaited Hair For Wudu, Ghusl and Prayer for Men and Women.

*Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmat-ul-lahi wa barakātuh* 

```Continuation: Untying Braided or Plaited Hair For Wudu, Ghusl and Prayer for Men and Women.```

_In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) ._

*It is not obligatory to untie plaits/braids when making wudoo, not for men, nor for women. That is because the head is not washed during wudoo, it is wiped as Allah has stated in Surah al-Mā’idah.*

*And nothing is wiped beyond the back of the head, even if the hair falls beyond the nape of the neck and unto the back.*

*In performing ghusl, it is required that water reach the entire body and the roots of the hair.*

*However, Allah has given allowance to the woman who has braided (plaited) her hair and intends to perform ghusl. She can pour water over her head so that it reaches the roots of her hair, and she is not required to undo her braids. In this ruling, the man is the same as the woman.*

 Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said: *“O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who tightly braids the hair of my head—should I undo it for the ghusl of janābah?”* He said: *“No. It is sufficient for you to pour three handfuls of water over your head, then pour water over yourself, and you will be purified.”* (Muslim no. 330) 

_And in another narration, she said:_ *“Should I undo it for menstruation and janābah?”* He replied: *“No.”*

Al-Lajnah ad-Dāʾimah (the Committee of Major scholars in Saudi Arabia) were asked: *“Is there any difference between the ghusl of a man and a woman from janābah? Must a woman undo her hair, or is it sufficient for her to pour three handfuls of water over it as mentioned in the hadīth? And what is the difference between the ghusl of janābah and menstruation?”*

🎙️They replied: *There is no difference between the man and the woman regarding the manner of performing ghusl from janābah. Neither of them is required to undo the hair for ghusl. Rather, it is sufficient for each of them to pour three handfuls of water over the head, then pour water over the rest of the body.*

📚 (Fatāwā al-Lajnah ad-Dāʾimah 5/349).

*May Allaah accept our ibaadat and forgive our shortcomings.*

_❞Keep Reminding, for Indeed the ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇʀ ❝_

*Allaahu l Musta'aan*