Many people say that they wipe over the khuffayn during wudu. What is the ruling on this? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
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The questioner : Many people say that they wipe over the khuffayn during wudu. What is the ruling on this? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The ruling in this matter is that wiping over the khuffayn or the socks is recommended, but it is necessary that they be put on in a state of ritual purity, that they be worn for a specific duration, and that the person not be in a state requiring a full ritual bath, because wiping over the khuffayn or socks is specific to minor ritual impurity.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If these three conditions are met and what is wiped over is pure, then wiping over them is a recommended practice, because when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed wudu, al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to remove his leather socks, and he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 206.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he wiped over them. Yes.
The Shaykh : The ruling in this matter is that wiping over the khuffayn or the socks is recommended, but it is necessary that they be put on in a state of ritual purity, that they be worn for a specific duration, and that the person not be in a state requiring a full ritual bath, because wiping over the khuffayn or socks is specific to minor ritual impurity.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If these three conditions are met and what is wiped over is pure, then wiping over them is a recommended practice, because when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed wudu, al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to remove his leather socks, and he said:
He ordered me to leave them as he had put them after performing ablution
دعهما فإني أدخلتهما طاهرتينThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he wiped over them. Yes.