Is there any authentic evidence regarding the time limit for wiping over the leather socks?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding wiping over the leather socks, is there any authentic evidence regarding the time limit for wiping over the leather socks, I mean?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is authentic in Sahih Muslim and in other collections.
The questioner : The lack of a time limit?
The Shaykh : I say that the time limit is authentic. It is reported in Sahih Muslim that a questioner asked Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about wiping over the leather socks, and she told him, "Go to Ali and ask him." So he went to him (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set a time limit for wiping over the leather socks: one day and one night for the resident, and three days and their nights for the traveler." This time limit has many corroborating narrations and routes, so there is no doubt or ambiguity in the obligation to adhere to it. Removing this restriction and making it absolute is exactly like restricting what the Shari'ah has made absolute. Neither of the two is permissible: it is not permissible to restrict what has been made absolute, nor is it permissible to make absolute what has been restricted. Both are reprehensible matters. Therefore, since the time limit is authentic, it is not permissible to omit the time limit. Is your question finished?
The questioner : The wiping that involves ... ?
The Shaykh : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is authentic in Sahih Muslim and in other collections.
The questioner : The lack of a time limit?
The Shaykh : I say that the time limit is authentic. It is reported in Sahih Muslim that a questioner asked Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about wiping over the leather socks, and she told him, "Go to Ali and ask him." So he went to him (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set a time limit for wiping over the leather socks: one day and one night for the resident, and three days and their nights for the traveler." This time limit has many corroborating narrations and routes, so there is no doubt or ambiguity in the obligation to adhere to it. Removing this restriction and making it absolute is exactly like restricting what the Shari'ah has made absolute. Neither of the two is permissible: it is not permissible to restrict what has been made absolute, nor is it permissible to make absolute what has been restricted. Both are reprehensible matters. Therefore, since the time limit is authentic, it is not permissible to omit the time limit. Is your question finished?
The questioner : The wiping that involves ... ?
The Shaykh : It is not authentic.
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