What is the ruling on wiping over transparent socks or those with holes, and did the Companions wipe over such socks?
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on wiping over transparent socks, or those with holes, or those that are torn? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Wiping over torn socks or those with holes through which part of the leg is visible is not valid, because they do not cover the leg, as they do not cover it. What is visible of the leg is required to be washed. The only thing for which wiping is valid is what covers the leg completely. So a person who wants to use socks or leather socks for wiping over them in ritual purity should choose what covers the leg completely. Yes.
The questioner:
Some people know, O Shaykh, that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not have socks like what is available now for covering.
The Shaykh:
This is a possibility, this is a possibility, and a ruling is not based on a possibility. When the word "leather sock" is used in a general sense, it is understood to be intact, and when the word "sock" is used in a general sense, it is understood to be intact. But if it has a hole or a tear, it is specified, and it is called a torn leather sock or a torn sock. But if the leather sock or sock is mentioned in a general sense, it is understood to be intact. The possibility that the Companions had holes or tears in their leather socks is a possibility. Yes.
What is the ruling on wiping over transparent socks, or those with holes, or those that are torn? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Wiping over torn socks or those with holes through which part of the leg is visible is not valid, because they do not cover the leg, as they do not cover it. What is visible of the leg is required to be washed. The only thing for which wiping is valid is what covers the leg completely. So a person who wants to use socks or leather socks for wiping over them in ritual purity should choose what covers the leg completely. Yes.
The questioner:
Some people know, O Shaykh, that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not have socks like what is available now for covering.
The Shaykh:
This is a possibility, this is a possibility, and a ruling is not based on a possibility. When the word "leather sock" is used in a general sense, it is understood to be intact, and when the word "sock" is used in a general sense, it is understood to be intact. But if it has a hole or a tear, it is specified, and it is called a torn leather sock or a torn sock. But if the leather sock or sock is mentioned in a general sense, it is understood to be intact. The possibility that the Companions had holes or tears in their leather socks is a possibility. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم المسح على الجوارب الشفافة أو التي بها خروق، وهل كان الصحابة يمسحون على مثل هذه الجوارب؟ — youtube.com
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