Socks with holes: Is it permissible for a person to exercise caution and not wipe over them?
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The questioner : To emphasize caution in such a case, if a person is cautious regarding socks, and I have socks that do not have holes, I wipe over the ones without holes and leave the ones with holes, or do I intend to wipe over the ones with holes because the holes are minor?
The Shaykh : By Allah, based on what appears from the evidence, if the stronger position is clear to him, there is no need for caution. But if the stronger position is minor to him, caution is preferable without a doubt.
The questioner : Do not wear them.
The Shaykh : No, I do not wear socks or leather socks except rarely. If my feet get cold, I wear them once, and I do not wear them. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah honor you.
The Shaykh : Yes, or do you see that it is a deviation from the Sunnah? No, by Allah, but because they are tiring to wipe over, and perhaps one forgets and the time passes without him knowing, especially since one wears sandals and wants to wipe over the leather socks, then when performing ablution, he wants to untie and tie them. Yes.
The questioner : I say, did you leave the condition we mentioned in the previous lesson?
The Shaykh : And it is.
The questioner : That it be within the time limit?
The Shaykh : We have not finished yet, my brother. We are now discussing the conditions of the leather sock, not the conditions of wiping. The conditions we are setting are for the leather sock: it must be pure, permissible, and cover the required area. The fourth condition.
The Shaykh : By Allah, based on what appears from the evidence, if the stronger position is clear to him, there is no need for caution. But if the stronger position is minor to him, caution is preferable without a doubt.
The questioner : Do not wear them.
The Shaykh : No, I do not wear socks or leather socks except rarely. If my feet get cold, I wear them once, and I do not wear them. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah honor you.
The Shaykh : Yes, or do you see that it is a deviation from the Sunnah? No, by Allah, but because they are tiring to wipe over, and perhaps one forgets and the time passes without him knowing, especially since one wears sandals and wants to wipe over the leather socks, then when performing ablution, he wants to untie and tie them. Yes.
The questioner : I say, did you leave the condition we mentioned in the previous lesson?
The Shaykh : And it is.
The questioner : That it be within the time limit?
The Shaykh : We have not finished yet, my brother. We are now discussing the conditions of the leather sock, not the conditions of wiping. The conditions we are setting are for the leather sock: it must be pure, permissible, and cover the required area. The fourth condition.