Fathwa, - Scholars’ opinion on one who cannot wash his ears due to illness

Question
I have a problem: during ablution. I cannot wipe my ears with water
because it causes me constant pain and also I have a severe allergy to
water entering my ears, even if is a small amount. Is there a solution
for my condition ?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
The majority of Muslim scholars, including Imaams Maalik and Abu
Haneefah , Ash-Shaafi'i and Ahmad ruled that wiping over the
earsduring ablution is a Sunnah and not obligatory.
Hence, there is no blame upon the questioner to give up wiping over
her ears if it is proven to bring harm to her. Allaah The Exalted Says
(what means): { and has not placed upon you in religion any
difficulty. } [Quran 22:78]
The adopted opinion of the Hanbali school of Fiqh in this regard is
that wiping over the ears during ablution is obligatory since the
Prophet , said: " The ears are part of the head. " [Ahmad, Abu
Daawood and At-Tirmithi]
Accordingly, if wiping over your ears would bring harm to you, then
you should perform dry ablution; you should wash all the other
organsof ablution with water and then apply dry ablution to your ears.
Allaah Knows best.