While taking wudu I wash my hair 3 times along with my ears

Question

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. While I take wudu I wipe my hair from the front to the back along with my ears 3times, I have researched it and they say do it only once, I did this technique even when doing ghusl, so now I am worried if I have been taking wudu wrong this whole time. Please any help will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Your wudu will be valid as you have covered all the obligatory requirements, doing something extra does not invalidate the wudu.

Wiping the head three times is actually considered as a Sunnah by the Shafi'is based on the hadith:

رأيت عثمان بن عفان غسل ذراعيه ثلاثا ثلاثا ومسح رأسه ثلاثا ثم قال رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فعل هذا

I saw ‘ Uthman b. ‘ Affan (perform ablution). He washed his forearms three times and wiped his head thrice. He then said : I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing like that.

^{— Abu Dawud}

Answer 2

The head and ears are to be wiped only once. Doing it 3 times would be haram so stay away from that but since you didn't know before, there is no sin or blame on you for that.

and Allah knows best

Ps: I said its Bidah but it is a sin only sorry