A Guide to Wiping Over Leather Socks and Sandals
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
What is the evidence for wiping over the socks, or is it restricted to?
The Shaykh:
There is a hadith narrated by Imam AhmadBulugh al-Maram 59 There is a hadith upon which Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) acted, regarding wiping over the socks. However, the author did not mention it in *Bulugh al-Maram*; I think it is found in *al-Multaqa*. Yes.
Another questioner:
The listeners.
The Shaykh:
If he wishes, he may wipe over the sandals, and if he wishes, he may wipe over the socks. But if he wipes over the sandals, he must keep them on and not remove them. The sandals do not cover the legs; they do not cover the... Yes.
What is the evidence for wiping over the socks, or is it restricted to?
The Shaykh:
There is a hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad
Narrated by Al-Arba’a except An-Nasa’i: The Prophet (ﷺ) wiped over the upper part of the leather socks and the under part of it. [In its chain of narrators there is weakness].
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مسح على الجوربين وعلى النعلين،Another questioner:
The listeners.
The Shaykh:
If he wishes, he may wipe over the sandals, and if he wishes, he may wipe over the socks. But if he wipes over the sandals, he must keep them on and not remove them. The sandals do not cover the legs; they do not cover the... Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب المسح على الخفين — islamhouse.com (1:11:49)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.