Is wiping over socks prescribed for one who wears them without need or for adornment?
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The questioner : The questioner says: O esteemed Shaykh, if a person wears socks without need or for adornment, is he permitted to wipe over them, or must he remove them and wash his feet?
The Shaykh : The apparent evidence indicates that if a person wears socks, he is permitted to wipe over them, whether he intends to protect his feet from the cold, or if he has a sensitivity in his foot and intends by that to prevent dust from affecting it, or for any other purpose. There is no harm in wiping over them, but this is for a specific duration: one day and one night for the resident, and three days and their nights for the traveler. The duration begins from the first time he wipes after a state of ritual impurity, provided that he is in a known state of ritual purity.
The Shaykh : The apparent evidence indicates that if a person wears socks, he is permitted to wipe over them, whether he intends to protect his feet from the cold, or if he has a sensitivity in his foot and intends by that to prevent dust from affecting it, or for any other purpose. There is no harm in wiping over them, but this is for a specific duration: one day and one night for the resident, and three days and their nights for the traveler. The duration begins from the first time he wipes after a state of ritual impurity, provided that he is in a known state of ritual purity.