Explanation of the author's statement: "The Chapter on Wiping over the Leather Socks."
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The questioner : Then the author said, "The Chapter on Wiping over the Leather Socks". The author placed this after the description of ablution because it is a ruling related to one of the limbs of ablution. For this reason, it was mentioned here. In this chapter, the author mentioned wiping over the turban, wiping over the head covering, and wiping over the bandage. Thus, this chapter covers four topics: wiping over the leather socks, the turban, the head covering, and the bandage. The leather socks (khuffayn) are what is worn on the feet made of skins, and what is worn over them made of linen, wool, or the like is included with them. It is general for everything worn on the feet that provides warmth. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out a military expedition and ordered them to wipe over the *tasakhin*, meaning the leather socks. They were called *tasakhin* because they warm the feet. Wiping over the leather socks is permissible by the consensus of the people of the Sunnah. The Rafidah differed on this, which is why some scholars mentioned it in books of creed. Wiping over the leather socks is a distinguishing mark for them because they opposed the people of innovation in this matter. It is permissible by the Book, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the people of the Sunnah. As for the Book, it is in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] according to the reading of the genitive case. As for the Sunnah, the hadiths regarding this have been mass-transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And they recited in this regard:
"Among the mass-transmitted matters is the hadith of the liar *** And the one who built a house for Allah and sought reward, and the vision of intercession and the Pool *** And wiping over the leather socks, and these are some of them"
Imam Ahmad said, "There is nothing in my heart regarding wiping [that causes doubt], for there are forty hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on this. A ruling supported by forty hadiths, or even four hadiths, leaves nothing in the soul of doubt. For this reason, he said, 'There is nothing in my heart regarding wiping,' meaning that there is no slightest doubt in my mind regarding its permissibility.
and wash your feet to the ankles
وأرجلِكم إلى الكعبينwash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles
فاغسلوا وجوهكم وأيديكم إلى المرافق وامسحوا برؤوسكم وأرجلِكم إلى الكعبين"Among the mass-transmitted matters is the hadith of the liar *** And the one who built a house for Allah and sought reward, and the vision of intercession and the Pool *** And wiping over the leather socks, and these are some of them"
Imam Ahmad said, "There is nothing in my heart regarding wiping [that causes doubt], for there are forty hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on this. A ruling supported by forty hadiths, or even four hadiths, leaves nothing in the soul of doubt. For this reason, he said, 'There is nothing in my heart regarding wiping,' meaning that there is no slightest doubt in my mind regarding its permissibility.