What is meant by the "earlobe"?
The tragus of the ear is a small protrusion at the front of the ear, and it is by this that the lateral boundary of the face, which must be washed during wudu' (ablution), is known. This includes the 'idhar (sideburns), which is the hair on the prominent bone extending to the tragus of the ear.
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