It is narrated from Nafi that he saw Safiyyah, who was the wife of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), removing the cloth with which she covered her head and wiping her head with water. And at that time, Nafi was not yet of age.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about wiping over the turban or head covering. He said: For a man, wiping over the turban, and for a woman, wiping over the head covering is not valid; rather, it is obligatory to wipe over the head itself.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a person who performed ablution and forgot to wipe his head until the limbs of ablution had dried. He replied: He should wipe his head and repeat any prayer he has performed.