Is it permissible to wipe over shoes or sneakers, whether they cover the parts of the body that require washing for ablution or not?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. We are listening to your brother in faith, Muwaffaq, who says: Is it permissible to wipe over shoes or sneakers, may Allah reward you, whether they cover the parts of the body that require washing for ablution or not? And the people, may Allah preserve you.
Answer:
It is not permissible to wipe over leather socks, nor over socks, unless they cover the two feet, covering the ankles and what is below them completely. In that case, if he wears them while in a state of ritual purity, it is permissible for him to wipe over them: for the resident, for one day and one night, and for the traveler, for three days and their nights, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified for his Ummah. As for wiping over what does not cover the two feet, or one of them, this is not permissible, because what is exposed of the feet requires washing, and wiping and washing do not occur at the same time. Therefore, the footwear on the feet must cover them completely. Shoes do not cover the feet, so one does not wipe over them, unless there are covering socks underneath them; in that case, he wipes over the socks. If he wants to keep the shoes on constantly and not take them off, he will wipe over them along with the socks. If he wants to take off the shoes and put on short leather socks over the socks, like what is used now, where people take off their shoes when entering offices, homes, or mosques, and wipe over the covering socks, then he does not wipe over the upper part, he does not wipe over the short leather socks or the shoes, but rather he wipes directly over the socks in order to be able to remove what is on them, and his prayer is not affected by that.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. We are listening to your brother in faith, Muwaffaq, who says: Is it permissible to wipe over shoes or sneakers, may Allah reward you, whether they cover the parts of the body that require washing for ablution or not? And the people, may Allah preserve you.
Answer:
It is not permissible to wipe over leather socks, nor over socks, unless they cover the two feet, covering the ankles and what is below them completely. In that case, if he wears them while in a state of ritual purity, it is permissible for him to wipe over them: for the resident, for one day and one night, and for the traveler, for three days and their nights, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified for his Ummah. As for wiping over what does not cover the two feet, or one of them, this is not permissible, because what is exposed of the feet requires washing, and wiping and washing do not occur at the same time. Therefore, the footwear on the feet must cover them completely. Shoes do not cover the feet, so one does not wipe over them, unless there are covering socks underneath them; in that case, he wipes over the socks. If he wants to keep the shoes on constantly and not take them off, he will wipe over them along with the socks. If he wants to take off the shoes and put on short leather socks over the socks, like what is used now, where people take off their shoes when entering offices, homes, or mosques, and wipe over the covering socks, then he does not wipe over the upper part, he does not wipe over the short leather socks or the shoes, but rather he wipes directly over the socks in order to be able to remove what is on them, and his prayer is not affected by that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز المسح على الحذاء أو الكنادر، سواء كان ساترا لمحل الوضوء أو كان غير ساتر لمحل الوضوء؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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