Rulings on Wiping over Leather Socks
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Shaykh Salih, this questioner says: What are the rulings on wiping over the leather socks?
Answer:
Our religion, praise be to Allah, is a religion of ease, not a religion of hardship and difficulty. It prescribes for every situation the rulings that suit it. So, wiping over the leather socks, or whatever serves as their equivalent that covers the lower legs, when it is difficult to remove them and there is a need to keep them on, Allah has granted His servants a dispensation to wipe over them. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 122Sahih (Darussalam) mass-transmitted reports, in his words and his actions (peace and blessings be upon him). It is reported in the two Sahihs and others that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) removed his leather socks while performing ablution and said, "Leave them."
For I put them on in a state of purity. And there is the report that we were commanded to wipe over the leather socks when we put them on in a state of purity. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 6:48 his defaults. So it is obligatory for the servant, if he sees a need in himself, to make use of what Allah has permitted as a dispensation. This is a favor from Allah: wiping over the leather socks is better than removing them and washing his feet and performing ablution. The leather socks may be wiped over if they are pure and cover up to the ankles, and it is obligatory to put them on in a state of purity. The period for wiping begins from the first state of ritual impurity that occurs after putting them on. Some scholars hold that the wiping period begins from the first wipe. The duration of wiping is one day and one night for the resident.
And three days and their nights for the traveler. The manner of wiping over the leather socks is to place his fingers, wet with water, on the toes of his feet, then move them up to his shins. He wipes the right foot with the right hand and the left foot with the left hand, and he spreads his fingers when wiping. He does not repeat the wiping. Yes. Yes, indeed.
May Allah reward you. Shaykh Salih, this questioner says: What are the rulings on wiping over the leather socks?
Answer:
Our religion, praise be to Allah, is a religion of ease, not a religion of hardship and difficulty. It prescribes for every situation the rulings that suit it. So, wiping over the leather socks, or whatever serves as their equivalent that covers the lower legs, when it is difficult to remove them and there is a need to keep them on, Allah has granted His servants a dispensation to wipe over them. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
with regard to wiping over the Khuffs
في المسح على الخفينHe said, when he intended
قال لما أرادFor I put them on in a state of purity. And there is the report that we were commanded to wipe over the leather socks when we put them on in a state of purity. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, Allah loves that His dispensations be taken, just as He loves that
إن الله يحب أن تؤتى رخصه كما يحب أن تؤتىAnd three days and their nights for the traveler. The manner of wiping over the leather socks is to place his fingers, wet with water, on the toes of his feet, then move them up to his shins. He wipes the right foot with the right hand and the left foot with the left hand, and he spreads his fingers when wiping. He does not repeat the wiping. Yes. Yes, indeed.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7537 — youtube.com (5:55)
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