Rebuking the One Who Wipes the Bottom of the Leather Sock
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it to be rebuked who wipes the bottom of the leather sock?
Answer:
Yes, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation), this is a bid'ah, and it is not permissible; he is to be rebuked. This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Imam, the Commander of the Faithful, said:Bulugh al-Maram 60Mishkat al-Masabih 522. So he is to be rebuked, and it is to be made clear to him that this is contrary to the Sunnah, and that he is sinful for this action. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it to be rebuked who wipes the bottom of the leather sock?
Answer:
Yes, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation), this is a bid'ah, and it is not permissible; he is to be rebuked. This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Imam, the Commander of the Faithful, said:
Narrated ‘Ali (rad): If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe over the under parts of the leather socks than the upper
علي رضي الله عنه لو كان الدين بالرأي لكان مسح أسفل الخف أولى بالمسح من أعلاهI saw the Prophet wiping over the upper part of his shoes
قد رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يمسح على أعلى الخف
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - ٠٧٧-كتاب الطلاق - ١٨-١-٢٥ هـ — archive.org (1:15:59)
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