The torn sock: Is it permissible to wipe over it for wudu'?
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The Shaykh : The torn sock that is mostly worn out: Is it permissible to wipe over it for wudu'?
As long as the sock is a sock linguistically, it is permissible to wipe over it in the Shari'ah.
The questioner : The evidence...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The evidence is that the Messenger (peace be upon him) used to wipe over socks in "Sunan Abu Dawud," "Sunan al-Tirmidhi," and "Musnad Imam Ahmad"... Yes?
The questioner : ...some of the socks... .
Another questioner : ...the socks, what is the problem with them...?
The Shaykh : My brother, let each person speak; it is not twenty people speaking!! One person speaks.
Yes?
The questioner : Socks with wide tears: Is it permissible to wipe over them?
The Shaykh : What is wrong with the socks?
Another questioner : They have wide tears.
Eid Abbasi : ...tearing.
The Shaykh : This is the answer.
Another questioner : ...torn.
The Shaykh : This is the answer.
Another questioner : ...types of hadith... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean the ones with holes?
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer does not differ in meaning, but it seems the matter needs some clarification; =
-- Glory be to Him who causes the thunder to glorify Him with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him --
= Everything that is a sock, it is permissible to wipe over it; everything that is a leather sock, it is permissible to wipe over it; and everything that is a sandal, it is permissible to wipe over it. This is a topic we discussed in some detail a few hours ago in "Tiftanaz"; therefore, you know that one does not feel inclined to repeat a research on a matter that has passed only a few hours ago. However, we say briefly: It is established from the Messenger (peace be upon him) that he used to wipe over leather socks by mass transmission (tawatur), and it is established that he used to wipe over socks and sandals by authentic hadith. So, everything that is a leather sock, a sock, or a sandal, it is permissible to wipe over it. And every condition or restriction placed for the permissibility of wiping over any of these three things, the original ruling regarding these conditions is that they are rejected by their proponents. They may be exercising independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), so their reward is with Allah, but we... ... that we come to a matter in which Allah has made ease for the Muslims, and we restrict it and narrow it down for them with conditions for which there is no evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2521Sahih (Darussalam). So, the one who comes to the leather socks and places the condition that they must not be torn, that there must not be... from the foot of the wearer of the leather sock; this is a condition. What is the evidence for this condition? If there is no evidence for it in the Book and the Sunnah, and it is indeed not present; then at that time, it is not permissible for the Muslim to restrict a broad mercy from Allah for the people, and his likeness at that time would be worse than the likeness of that Bedouin who... .
As long as the sock is a sock linguistically, it is permissible to wipe over it in the Shari'ah.
The questioner : The evidence...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The evidence is that the Messenger (peace be upon him) used to wipe over socks in "Sunan Abu Dawud," "Sunan al-Tirmidhi," and "Musnad Imam Ahmad"... Yes?
The questioner : ...some of the socks... .
Another questioner : ...the socks, what is the problem with them...?
The Shaykh : My brother, let each person speak; it is not twenty people speaking!! One person speaks.
Yes?
The questioner : Socks with wide tears: Is it permissible to wipe over them?
The Shaykh : What is wrong with the socks?
Another questioner : They have wide tears.
Eid Abbasi : ...tearing.
The Shaykh : This is the answer.
Another questioner : ...torn.
The Shaykh : This is the answer.
Another questioner : ...types of hadith... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean the ones with holes?
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer does not differ in meaning, but it seems the matter needs some clarification; =
-- Glory be to Him who causes the thunder to glorify Him with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him --
= Everything that is a sock, it is permissible to wipe over it; everything that is a leather sock, it is permissible to wipe over it; and everything that is a sandal, it is permissible to wipe over it. This is a topic we discussed in some detail a few hours ago in "Tiftanaz"; therefore, you know that one does not feel inclined to repeat a research on a matter that has passed only a few hours ago. However, we say briefly: It is established from the Messenger (peace be upon him) that he used to wipe over leather socks by mass transmission (tawatur), and it is established that he used to wipe over socks and sandals by authentic hadith. So, everything that is a leather sock, a sock, or a sandal, it is permissible to wipe over it. And every condition or restriction placed for the permissibility of wiping over any of these three things, the original ruling regarding these conditions is that they are rejected by their proponents. They may be exercising independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), so their reward is with Allah, but we... ... that we come to a matter in which Allah has made ease for the Muslims, and we restrict it and narrow it down for them with conditions for which there is no evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Every conditions that is not in the Book of Allah (SWT) is invalid, even if there are one hundred conditions
كلُّ شرطٍ ليس في كتاب الله فهو باطل ولو كان مئة شرط
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