Wudu for relieving major ritual impurity: Is it sufficient if one wipes over the socks while the wiping period remains, or is it necessary to remove the socks?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad. The honorable Shaykh, I have a question outside of the lesson.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I have two questions, one in the lesson and one outside of the lesson.
The Shaykh : Ask.
The questioner : He goes.
The Shaykh : No, he does not go.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, he does not go. Ask them all, yes, start with the most important one.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding wudu for relieving major ritual impurity, wiping over the socks to remain in the mosque, is it required that he wash his feet if the wiping period is still remaining?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a good question. It says: Is wudu for relieving major ritual impurity sufficient if one wipes over the socks while the wiping period remains, or is it necessary to remove them and wash his feet? The answer is: It is sufficient if he wipes over the socks, because it is a wudu that permits prayer for him. So if it permits prayer for him when he is not in a state of major ritual impurity, then likewise it relieves the state of major ritual impurity. Do you understand?
He is asking, saying: Does it relieve the state of major ritual impurity even if he did not wash his feet?
We say: Yes, it relieves it, because wiping over the socks, if that is within the time limit, is exactly like washing the feet.
The questioner : Did not the Messenger say: Except from major ritual impurity?
The Shaykh : Because major ritual impurity means that if a person wants to take a full ritual bath, if he wants to take a full ritual bath, he must remove them.
The questioner : I did not understand.
The Shaykh : I did not understand your question?
The questioner : No, the second question.
The Shaykh : The first question is clear. A person in a state of major ritual impurity is not allowed to remain in the mosque. He is allowed to pass through, but he is not allowed to remain unless he performs wudu. If he is wearing socks and wipes over them, is that sufficient, or is it necessary to remove the socks and wash the feet?
The answer is: It is sufficient, because this is a wudu prescribed by the Shari'ah that permits prayer. So he brought the hadith of Safwan ibn 'Asal that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So I said to him: This is regarding the full ritual bath. If he wants to take a full ritual bath, he must remove the socks.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I have two questions, one in the lesson and one outside of the lesson.
The Shaykh : Ask.
The questioner : He goes.
The Shaykh : No, he does not go.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, he does not go. Ask them all, yes, start with the most important one.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding wudu for relieving major ritual impurity, wiping over the socks to remain in the mosque, is it required that he wash his feet if the wiping period is still remaining?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a good question. It says: Is wudu for relieving major ritual impurity sufficient if one wipes over the socks while the wiping period remains, or is it necessary to remove them and wash his feet? The answer is: It is sufficient if he wipes over the socks, because it is a wudu that permits prayer for him. So if it permits prayer for him when he is not in a state of major ritual impurity, then likewise it relieves the state of major ritual impurity. Do you understand?
He is asking, saying: Does it relieve the state of major ritual impurity even if he did not wash his feet?
We say: Yes, it relieves it, because wiping over the socks, if that is within the time limit, is exactly like washing the feet.
The questioner : Did not the Messenger say: Except from major ritual impurity?
The Shaykh : Because major ritual impurity means that if a person wants to take a full ritual bath, if he wants to take a full ritual bath, he must remove them.
The questioner : I did not understand.
The Shaykh : I did not understand your question?
The questioner : No, the second question.
The Shaykh : The first question is clear. A person in a state of major ritual impurity is not allowed to remain in the mosque. He is allowed to pass through, but he is not allowed to remain unless he performs wudu. If he is wearing socks and wipes over them, is that sufficient, or is it necessary to remove the socks and wash the feet?
The answer is: It is sufficient, because this is a wudu prescribed by the Shari'ah that permits prayer. So he brought the hadith of Safwan ibn 'Asal that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: