Prayer: Wiping the Face After Qunūt: Does It Invalidate the Prayer, and Is It Sinful?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Wiping the Face After Qunūt: Does It Invalidate the Prayer, and Is It Sinful?

English:

Question #504:

Does the passing of hands over the face [wiping] after the qunūt invalidate the prayer? And in case of its being void is it also considered to be a sin?

Answer #504:

It is makrūh, but it does not invalidate the prayer.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer