Is it permissible for the one praying to perform wudu without washing his foot and wiping over the shoe?
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The questioner : He asks: Is it permissible for the one praying to perform wudu without washing his foot and wiping over the shoe?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. In wudu, it is obligatory for a person to wash his face, which includes rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, to wash his hands from the tips of his fingers to the elbows, to wipe his entire head and his ears, and to wash his feet.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If this ritual purity is not completed in this manner, it is not valid, and the prayer is not valid with it. As for wiping over the sandal, it is not permissible to wipe over the sandal... one must remove the sandal and wash the foot.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the leather sock (khuff), which is what covers the foot, it is permissible to wipe over it, whether it is made of leather, cotton, wool, or something else, on the condition that it is of a type that is permissible to wear. If it is of a type that is forbidden to wear, such as silk for a man—meaning, if he wears a sock made of silk—it is not permissible for him to wipe over it because wearing it is forbidden for him. If it is permissible, then wiping over it is permissible if he put it on while in a state of purity and within the time period prescribed by the Shari'ah, which is one day and one night for the resident and three days and their nights for the traveler.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This time period begins from the first time of wiping and ends after the completion of twenty-four hours for the resident and seventy-two hours for the traveler.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. In wudu, it is obligatory for a person to wash his face, which includes rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, to wash his hands from the tips of his fingers to the elbows, to wipe his entire head and his ears, and to wash his feet.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If this ritual purity is not completed in this manner, it is not valid, and the prayer is not valid with it. As for wiping over the sandal, it is not permissible to wipe over the sandal... one must remove the sandal and wash the foot.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the leather sock (khuff), which is what covers the foot, it is permissible to wipe over it, whether it is made of leather, cotton, wool, or something else, on the condition that it is of a type that is permissible to wear. If it is of a type that is forbidden to wear, such as silk for a man—meaning, if he wears a sock made of silk—it is not permissible for him to wipe over it because wearing it is forbidden for him. If it is permissible, then wiping over it is permissible if he put it on while in a state of purity and within the time period prescribed by the Shari'ah, which is one day and one night for the resident and three days and their nights for the traveler.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This time period begins from the first time of wiping and ends after the completion of twenty-four hours for the resident and seventy-two hours for the traveler.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.