The Difference Between Leather Socks and Shoes in Wiping
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I understood that the khuffayn (leather socks) are shoes, so is it permissible to wipe over shoes?
Answer:
No one said that the khuffayn are shoes. A shoe is a shoe, and the khuffayn are khuffayn. The khuff is what covers the foot, its top, bottom, and sides, up to above the ankles; that is the khuff. As for the shoe, that is the sandal. Yes, it only covers the sole of the foot from barefootness and thorns, while the sides and the top of the foot are all exposed. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I understood that the khuffayn (leather socks) are shoes, so is it permissible to wipe over shoes?
Answer:
No one said that the khuffayn are shoes. A shoe is a shoe, and the khuffayn are khuffayn. The khuff is what covers the foot, its top, bottom, and sides, up to above the ankles; that is the khuff. As for the shoe, that is the sandal. Yes, it only covers the sole of the foot from barefootness and thorns, while the sides and the top of the foot are all exposed. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقول إذا فرغ من وضوئه — islamhouse.com (47:54)
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