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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How to Wipe Over the Leather Socks on the Feet

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The questioner:
And there may be disagreement, and it is reported that it is stipulated that whenever wiping between the two feet, one should wipe the right foot with the right hand and the left foot with the left hand at the same time, or that one extends the wiping with any hand or any manner.

The Shaykh:
This manner of wiping the right foot with the right hand and the left with the left hand is not specified; rather, it is from the category of what is easier for the person. Otherwise, however he wipes, it suffices for him. If he wipes the leather socks with one hand, that suffices, or if he wipes them with anything, it suffices for him, because it is true that he has wiped. The hand or hands are not specified; they are not specified. But they say that he places the right hand on the right foot and the left on the left for the sake of facilitating things for the one performing ablution.

Another questioner:
That is, he wipes the right foot first, and then he wipes the left foot.

The Shaykh:
There is no obstacle, there is no obstacle, yes, it is not obligatory to wipe all of it at once, it is not obligatory, yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب المسح على الخفين — islamhouse.com (46:31)

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