Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says: In the narration of ‘Abd Khayr reported from Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, it is mentioned: Then he put his hand into the vessel until it was submerged in the water, then he lifted it up with the water clinging to it, then he rubbed it on his left hand, then he wiped his head with both his hands.

Ishaq bin Isa reports that I asked Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, about a person who only wiped his forehead during ablution; would that be sufficient for him? He replied that Amr bin Yahya bin Amarah narrated to me from his father, and he from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid Mazni, may Allah be pleased with him, that he stated: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wiped his head in ablution from his forehead to the nape of his neck, then returned his hands to his forehead and wiped the entire head.