How to Wipe Over the Leather Socks and the Manner of Wiping

The questioner : And how does he wipe over them? He says: from his toes to his lower leg, from the toes of the foot to the lower leg.

The Shaykh : Reports (athar) have come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and from the Companions, and the scholars have stated that he wipes with his fingers like this, spread out, until one sees the lines of the fingers on the top of it. That is, he does not start with the palm of the hand; rather, he goes from the toes of the foot to the lower leg. He does not wipe the bottom or the heel, because the bottom and the heel are not the upper part of the foot. Wiping has only been reported for the upper part, as in the hadith of al-Mughirah on its surface. There are narrations in the hadith of al-Mughirah that indicate what the hadith of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib indicates, and his saying "from his toes to his lower leg." If we assume that the leather sock is larger than the foot, is it obligatory to wipe what corresponds to the tips of the toes? Or does he wipe from the edge of the sock? You are not [sure] about this? Sometimes the shoe is large, larger than the foot. Does he wipe from its edge? Or do we say no, it is obligatory to wipe what corresponds to the tips of the toes? It did not happen.

The questioner : The toes.

The Shaykh : We have the apparent meaning (zahir) and we have the inner meaning (batin). As for the apparent meaning, it is that he wipes over his leather socks, meaning he wipes the sock from the edge of the sock to his lower leg, regardless of whether the foot inside is small or large. And when we look at the meaning, which is the inner aspect, we say that this sock is in excess of the need, so the excess has no ruling, and the ruling applies to what corresponds to the toes. Which of the two is more cautious? The first is more cautious, the first is more cautious, so we adopt it. Global. And he said "not the bottom of it." Is there a question, people? Only after.