Praying in socks and its analogy to sandals
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned in the lesson that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to pray in one’s sandals or leather socks. Can socks be analogized to that? In other words, can it be said that it is a recommended practice to pray in socks?
Answer:
You may pray in socks because removing them is a hardship for you. They are clothing, not like leather socks or sandals. They are clothing like your garment, like the clothes you are wearing. Since removing them is a hardship, there is no objection to praying in them. However, it is not said that praying in socks is the same as praying in sandals or leather socks. No, that is not the case.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned in the lesson that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to pray in one’s sandals or leather socks. Can socks be analogized to that? In other words, can it be said that it is a recommended practice to pray in socks?
Answer:
You may pray in socks because removing them is a hardship for you. They are clothing, not like leather socks or sandals. They are clothing like your garment, like the clothes you are wearing. Since removing them is a hardship, there is no objection to praying in them. However, it is not said that praying in socks is the same as praying in sandals or leather socks. No, that is not the case.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب اجتناب النجاسات ومواضع الصلوات — islamhouse.com (55:00)
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