The Ruling on Wiping over Socks and Its Method
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The questioner: He says: Please tell us in detail, if you would be so kind, about wiping over socks. May Allah reward you with good?
The answer: The correct view is that there is no harm in wiping over socks, just as one wipes over leather socks (khuffayn). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped over them while wearing sandals, and a group of the Companions wiped over them, so there is nothing wrong with that. A sock is what is worn on the foot made of cotton, wool, hair, or other materials other than leather. If it covers the foot, one wipes over it for one day and one night if he is a resident, and for three days and their nights if he is a traveler, after a state of ritual impurity. That is to say, the wiping begins after the state of ritual impurity; he wipes for one day and one night after the state of ritual impurity in the case of a resident, and for three days and their nights after the state of ritual impurity in the case of a traveler. Wiping over the sock and wiping over the leather sock are all the same. This is the correct view. Yes.
The presenter: If there is some paint on the leather sock, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Minor cracks are excused. Minor cracks are excused according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions. Minor cracks, as defined by custom, are permitted because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, and Allah the Exalted says: [Surat al-Hajj: 78]. Also, because people’s leather socks may not be free from cracks or tears. However, if one is careful and takes care of the leather sock and the sock so that there is nothing in it, this is safer for his religion and it is a way to avoid the disagreement of the scholars who say that cracks are not permitted, even if they are minor. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The answer: The correct view is that there is no harm in wiping over socks, just as one wipes over leather socks (khuffayn). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped over them while wearing sandals, and a group of the Companions wiped over them, so there is nothing wrong with that. A sock is what is worn on the foot made of cotton, wool, hair, or other materials other than leather. If it covers the foot, one wipes over it for one day and one night if he is a resident, and for three days and their nights if he is a traveler, after a state of ritual impurity. That is to say, the wiping begins after the state of ritual impurity; he wipes for one day and one night after the state of ritual impurity in the case of a resident, and for three days and their nights after the state of ritual impurity in the case of a traveler. Wiping over the sock and wiping over the leather sock are all the same. This is the correct view. Yes.
The presenter: If there is some paint on the leather sock, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Minor cracks are excused. Minor cracks are excused according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions. Minor cracks, as defined by custom, are permitted because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Make things easy and do not make them difficult.
يسروا ولا تعسرواand has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty
وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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