The Ruling on Wiping Over Socks After Sleeping
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is it permissible to wipe over socks after sleeping, provided they were put on while in a state of ritual purity?
Answer:
If the time limit has not expired, and the socks cover the required area, and the socks are thick enough to cover what is beneath them so that the color of the skin is not visible through them, and they are intact with no tears through which some of the skin shows, then they take the place of leather socks. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded wiping over socks with these conditions: that the socks be thick, that they cover what is beneath them and not be transparent, and that the wiping be done within the time limit set by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is one day and one night for a resident, and three days and their nights for a traveler. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is it permissible to wipe over socks after sleeping, provided they were put on while in a state of ritual purity?
Answer:
If the time limit has not expired, and the socks cover the required area, and the socks are thick enough to cover what is beneath them so that the color of the skin is not visible through them, and they are intact with no tears through which some of the skin shows, then they take the place of leather socks. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded wiping over socks with these conditions: that the socks be thick, that they cover what is beneath them and not be transparent, and that the wiping be done within the time limit set by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is one day and one night for a resident, and three days and their nights for a traveler. Yes.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 27-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (7:03)
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