What is the ruling on a woman wiping over thin, transparent socks, and what is the ruling on her wearing them?
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The questioner : Regarding wiping over socks, as you know, women wear very thin, transparent socks. Do we also grant them the dispensation to wipe over this thin, transparent sock, which is forbidden to wear in the first place? Is that permissible, given that it is transparent and water seeps through it?
The Shaykh : I do not make the general statement that you did. You stated that wearing it is forbidden.
The questioner : It is transparent and reveals the foot and the leg.
The Shaykh : According to the Turkish saying, "yawaash yawaash" (slowly, slowly), you stated it this way, did you not?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I say that it is permissible for a woman to walk without socks.
The questioner : And her leg is visible?
Another questioner : In her home.
The Shaykh : But is it permissible for me to make the general statement that it is permissible for a woman to walk without socks?
No, and it is also not permissible to make the general statement that it is forbidden to wear thin, transparent socks. A woman might be in her home with her mahrams, or she might be alone with her husband, wearing thin socks that are thinner than the Jews' dinar. Is that permissible for her?
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : It is permissible. Is wiping permissible?
The questioner : I said with the condition, that she goes out with her legs exposed.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you, is wiping permissible for her?
The questioner : That is the question here.
The Shaykh : That was not the question.
The questioner : I want...
The Shaykh : That was not the question. You based your question on the forbidden socks themselves.
The questioner : I said, and I am sincere, that I set a condition, which is that she goes out with her legs exposed.
The Shaykh : This condition is in your mind, but in your words, it was not stated at all. Therefore, I told you, while being fully aware of your words, that I do not make the general statement that you did, and you have understood the detail.
The questioner : I understood, yes.
The Shaykh : So we must ask: Is wiping over thin socks, as we said, even if they are as thin as the Jews' dinar, permissible or not permissible? With the distinction that the woman wore these socks in a permissible manner, as I said, or in an impermissible manner, as you said.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, the detail is necessary.
So we say: As for the woman who wore thin socks in a manner permissible by the Shari'ah, there is no doubt in the permissibility of wiping over them. Are we clear up to this point?
The questioner : Here, the water almost reaches the foot entirely, so what is the benefit of wiping here?
The Shaykh : I asked a concise question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Correct up to this point, tell me: No.
The questioner : No, I believe it is correct, but...
The Shaykh : How is it correct?
The questioner : In response to the brother's previous question, so that they understand the ruling clearly.
The Shaykh : How so? You must say it without teaching, as they say about us in Syria, but rather as a reminder. Some people say such-and-such so that you are not accused. What do you think?
We hear this statement often. I say in response to it: If the religion were based on opinion, I would have reversed the matter entirely and said that the sock which allows water to reach the skin is more deserving of wiping than the thick sock which prevents water from reaching the skin. What do you think? One philosophy opposing another.
This is the affair of philosophies and foreign opinions in Islam. May Allah have mercy on Imam Malik, who used to say: "Whenever a man comes to you with a more eloquent argument than the last, you leave one opinion for another."
This is a matter that never ends, the talk of a jurist.
So the point is, as I said in the previous answer, we do not have a text regarding setting a condition for wiping over socks, whether in thickness, strength, shape, or from one point to another.
And as we all know from his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2521Sahih (Darussalam).
So we say to whoever claims one of the conditions mentioned in the books of jurisprudence, despite the disagreement among them, as I said previously: "Bring your proof if you are truthful."
So this is the answer regarding the woman who wore thin, transparent socks in accordance with the Shari'ah, meaning with her husband or her mahrams.
The answer remains regarding if she wore them as a sinner against her Lord.
The Shaykh : I do not make the general statement that you did. You stated that wearing it is forbidden.
The questioner : It is transparent and reveals the foot and the leg.
The Shaykh : According to the Turkish saying, "yawaash yawaash" (slowly, slowly), you stated it this way, did you not?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I say that it is permissible for a woman to walk without socks.
The questioner : And her leg is visible?
Another questioner : In her home.
The Shaykh : But is it permissible for me to make the general statement that it is permissible for a woman to walk without socks?
No, and it is also not permissible to make the general statement that it is forbidden to wear thin, transparent socks. A woman might be in her home with her mahrams, or she might be alone with her husband, wearing thin socks that are thinner than the Jews' dinar. Is that permissible for her?
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : It is permissible. Is wiping permissible?
The questioner : I said with the condition, that she goes out with her legs exposed.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you, is wiping permissible for her?
The questioner : That is the question here.
The Shaykh : That was not the question.
The questioner : I want...
The Shaykh : That was not the question. You based your question on the forbidden socks themselves.
The questioner : I said, and I am sincere, that I set a condition, which is that she goes out with her legs exposed.
The Shaykh : This condition is in your mind, but in your words, it was not stated at all. Therefore, I told you, while being fully aware of your words, that I do not make the general statement that you did, and you have understood the detail.
The questioner : I understood, yes.
The Shaykh : So we must ask: Is wiping over thin socks, as we said, even if they are as thin as the Jews' dinar, permissible or not permissible? With the distinction that the woman wore these socks in a permissible manner, as I said, or in an impermissible manner, as you said.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, the detail is necessary.
So we say: As for the woman who wore thin socks in a manner permissible by the Shari'ah, there is no doubt in the permissibility of wiping over them. Are we clear up to this point?
The questioner : Here, the water almost reaches the foot entirely, so what is the benefit of wiping here?
The Shaykh : I asked a concise question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Correct up to this point, tell me: No.
The questioner : No, I believe it is correct, but...
The Shaykh : How is it correct?
The questioner : In response to the brother's previous question, so that they understand the ruling clearly.
The Shaykh : How so? You must say it without teaching, as they say about us in Syria, but rather as a reminder. Some people say such-and-such so that you are not accused. What do you think?
We hear this statement often. I say in response to it: If the religion were based on opinion, I would have reversed the matter entirely and said that the sock which allows water to reach the skin is more deserving of wiping than the thick sock which prevents water from reaching the skin. What do you think? One philosophy opposing another.
This is the affair of philosophies and foreign opinions in Islam. May Allah have mercy on Imam Malik, who used to say: "Whenever a man comes to you with a more eloquent argument than the last, you leave one opinion for another."
This is a matter that never ends, the talk of a jurist.
So the point is, as I said in the previous answer, we do not have a text regarding setting a condition for wiping over socks, whether in thickness, strength, shape, or from one point to another.
And as we all know from his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Every conditions that is not in the Book of Allah (SWT) is invalid, even if there are one hundred conditions
كل شرط ليس في كتاب الله فهو باطل ولو كان مئة شرطSo we say to whoever claims one of the conditions mentioned in the books of jurisprudence, despite the disagreement among them, as I said previously: "Bring your proof if you are truthful."
So this is the answer regarding the woman who wore thin, transparent socks in accordance with the Shari'ah, meaning with her husband or her mahrams.
The answer remains regarding if she wore them as a sinner against her Lord.
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