Explanation of the author's statement: "From a leather sock and a thick woolen sock, and the like thereof."

The Shaykh : He said "From a leather sock". "From" is a preposition, and its meaning here is specification. Accordingly, it specifies his statement that it is "on pure leather from a leather sock". Thus, the preposition and the noun in the genitive case here specify "pure." When the preposition of specification is used, the preposition and the noun in the genitive case are in the position of the accusative as a state (hal), meaning in the state of being from a leather sock. "And a woolen sock". A leather sock is clear; it is what is made of leather. As for a woolen sock, it is what is made of something other than leather, such as cloth and the like. It is permissible to wipe over this and that, either by analogy or by the generality of the wording, as in the hadith that they should wipe over the *tasakheen*. The *tasakheen* encompasses everything that covers the foot. Or it is by analogy to the leather sock, because there is no difference between them in the need of the person for them, and the operative cause in both is the same. If someone asks, "What is the evidence for the permissibility of wiping over woolen socks?" we say the evidence is from the Sunnah, either by analogy, in which case this falls under the category of semantic inclusion, or by the generality of the wording, as in the hadith that they should wipe over the *tasakheen*. As for the *muq*, it is a short leather sock, and it is also permissible to wipe over it. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in this regard a hadith that he wiped over the *muqayn*. He said "And a thick woolen sock". Why did the author stipulate that it be thick? Because it is required that it cover the assumed area, and what is not thick does not cover. His statement "thick" is a description of the woolen sock, not of the leather sock. Why? Because a leather sock is not anything but thick, as it is made of leather. It is the woolen sock that may be thick or may not be. And his statement "And the like thereof". "The like" means "such as," meaning from everything that is worn on the foot. Whatever is worn on the foot, whether it is called a leather sock, a woolen sock, a *muq*, a *jarmuq*, or anything else, it is permissible to wipe over it, because the operative cause is the same.