Rulings Related to Wearing Socks and Wiping Over Them

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in the winter days, many people ask about the issue of the legal rulings related to wearing socks, especially on cold winter days. Please tell us about that?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the default is to wash the two feet. However, if one wears a barrier over them, such as a leather sock that covers them or a thick sock that covers them, there is nothing wrong with wiping over the leather sock or the sock, on the condition that the leather sock or the sock covers the entire feet, covering the ankles and what is below them, and that they are free from cracks or wide tears through which any part of the foot is visible. One wipes over them, and wiping in this case is a dispensation from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and a facilitation for the servants. The resident wipes for one day and one night, and the traveler wipes for three days and their nights. This is only in the ablution for prayer. As for the full ritual bath and major ritual impurity, it is necessary to remove them. Yes.