The Beginning of the Time Period for Wiping over Leather Socks
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The questioner:
What is the stronger position regarding the start of the period for wiping over leather socks?
The Shaykh:
The stronger view, and Allah knows best, is that it is due to a state of ritual impurity (hadath) that occurs after putting on the socks. This is the stronger and also the more cautious position, because the state of ritual impurity is the cause of the ablution, so one begins with its cause.
The questioner:
The Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if you are in a state of ablution.
The Shaykh:
And it has ended.
The questioner:
The time for the mosque.
The Shaykh:
If you are in a state of ablution and the time for wiping has ended, then the wiping is invalidated. And if the wiping is invalidated, the ablution is invalidated. This is because the feet remain neither wiped nor washed, so the ablution is broken.
What is the stronger position regarding the start of the period for wiping over leather socks?
The Shaykh:
The stronger view, and Allah knows best, is that it is due to a state of ritual impurity (hadath) that occurs after putting on the socks. This is the stronger and also the more cautious position, because the state of ritual impurity is the cause of the ablution, so one begins with its cause.
The questioner:
The Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if you are in a state of ablution.
The Shaykh:
And it has ended.
The questioner:
The time for the mosque.
The Shaykh:
If you are in a state of ablution and the time for wiping has ended, then the wiping is invalidated. And if the wiping is invalidated, the ablution is invalidated. This is because the feet remain neither wiped nor washed, so the ablution is broken.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: يجوز المسح على خف ونحوه — islamhouse.com (1:00:52)
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