If a man wears two socks, wipes over the upper one, and then removes it, is he permitted to wipe over the lower one?
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The questioner : The questioner asks, “O honorable Shaykh, if a man wears two socks, wipes over the upper one, and then removes it, is he permitted to wipe over the lower one?”
The Shaykh : Yes, if a man wears two socks, wipes over the upper one, and then removes it, he does not wipe over the lower one, because when the item that was wiped is removed, the wiping becomes invalid.
However, if he wears one sock and wipes over it, and then wears another sock over it while in a state of ritual purity, he wipes over the upper sock, and the duration is calculated from the wiping of the lower sock.
For example, if he wears a sock for the Fajr prayer and wipes over it for the Zuhr prayer, and then wears another sock over it, he wipes over the other sock, but the start of the duration is the time of the first wiping, which was for the Zuhr prayer. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a man wears two socks, wipes over the upper one, and then removes it, he does not wipe over the lower one, because when the item that was wiped is removed, the wiping becomes invalid.
However, if he wears one sock and wipes over it, and then wears another sock over it while in a state of ritual purity, he wipes over the upper sock, and the duration is calculated from the wiping of the lower sock.
For example, if he wears a sock for the Fajr prayer and wipes over it for the Zuhr prayer, and then wears another sock over it, he wipes over the other sock, but the start of the duration is the time of the first wiping, which was for the Zuhr prayer. Yes.