The Sunnah of Wiping Over the Head

Question
What is the Sunnah of wiping over the head in ablution?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It is recommended to wipe over the entire head once during ablution, and it is permissible to repeat wiping with the same water. However, repeating it with different waters is an innovation; because it becomes a washing, or something close to it, so it is not recommended to do it three times, like in dry ablution, unlike washing; because repetition validates it. See: Tabyin al-Haqaiq 1: 5, Radd al-Muhtar 1: 82, and God knows best.
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