A man wore two pairs of socks, one pair over the other, and wiped over the upper pair, then removed them. Is he permitted to wipe again over the lower pair?

The questioner : Our Shaykh, there was once a discussion regarding the issue of the two pairs of socks.

The Shaykh : What are these?

The questioner : No, this is off-topic.

The Shaykh : Off-topic.

The questioner : When he wiped over two pairs of socks and after a period of time removed one of them, is it permissible for him to wipe over the lower one?

The Shaykh : How is the lower one? He is wearing two sets?

The questioner : He is wearing two, then he removed one. He wiped over one, and then later removed it, and he wants to wipe over the one underneath it?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.

The questioner : It is permissible.

The Shaykh : As long as it is true that he put them on while in a state of ritual purity.

The questioner : Yes, and conversely, if he wiped over one layer and then after a while put on a second sock, after an hour, is it not permissible?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible.

The questioner: Yes.