Touching Hair During Prayer
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Question
Does the prohibition of touching one's hair during prayer refer only to the hair on the scalp?
Answer
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Yes, because that is a place of perspiration. Unlike the hair of the beard.
Hair on other parts of the body is problematic because the flesh itself is a covered area that requires washing after touching.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 4, סעיף 21
One must be careful during prayer or eating (see also Siman 92, סעיף 6 and Siman 164), not to touch the thigh and other covered places on the body, as there is perspiration (perspiration, meaning: dirt, like small grains). Also, not to scratch the head.
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