The wiping on the socks

Khuff: A thin leather garment worn on a man's body

As for wiping over the socks, there is disagreement regarding its permissibility among the scholars, What is most likely in our view is that it is permissible to wipe over them, and see Fatwa No.: 196513.

A sock, even if it is not called a shoe in the language, is something that resembles a shoe, such as wool or the like, as it is in its meaning and therefore it is permissible to wipe over it.

The reason why it is permissible to wipe over a sock.

Reducing hardship: The correct and clear analogy requires that it is permissible to wipe over the socks.

This is because we know that the reason behind the permissibility of wiping over the socks is the hardship that occurs by taking them off during ablution, then washing the foot, then inserting them while they are wet, as this entails hardship in terms of removing and wearing them, With regard to inserting the foot while it is wet, this reasonable and clear wisdom applies completely to the two socks, as removing them is a hardship, and inserting them while the foot is wet is another hardship therefore, we see that both the text and the view indicate that it is permissible to wipe over the socks.

the conditions for wiping over the socks:  

1- It must be pure from impurity 

2- It should cover the foot along with the heels 

3- To wear them with complete ablution

The nullifiers of scanning over drink 

1- Occurrence of what necessitates ritual ablution for impurity. 

2- Remove the sock. 

3- Some feet are exposed to the audience. 

4- End of the scanning period (one day and one night for the present, and three days and nights for the traveler)

Is it permissible to wipe over the socks worn today?

Is it permissible to wipe over the socks worn today? 

Cotton - linen - wool - very light - cut 

The public ruling

Khuff: A thin leather garment worn on a man's body 

A group of researchers have supported this opinion, and therefore there is no problem with wiping over the socks that people wear

1 - Problem: continuing to walk in socks

The socks must be thick so that this can be done in them, and the criterion for the possibility of continuing walking was explained by Al-Nawawi, who said: This means that it is possible to walk on it at landing sites and when landing and traveling, in cases where people frequent the house or the resident, the same is the case, as is the custom of those who wear Khuff, and it is not a condition that they can continue walking for leagues. I finish.

Accordingly, whatever socks are of this type, whether they are made of (cotton, wool, or other), he should wipe over them, even if the skin is longer than them, then this has no effect on the ruling, as for the opinion that there is no stipulation, the matter is clear, and as for those scholars who stipulated that the Khuff should not allow water to pass through them, the basis of his statement is to be limited to the concession, according to what was mentioned in it, the Khuff  in most cases do not penetrate water, and hence this condition was taken. The author of Kifayat al-Akhyar from the Shafi’is said, and he mentioned the conditions for what one wipes on.

2 - Problem: preventing the penetration of water

It must prevent the penetration of water, and if it does not prevent it, then it is not permissible to wipe over it, according to the most correct opinion, because what is most likely in the case of the khuff is that it prevents the penetration of water, so the texts focus on it.

End. The Sheikh of Islam - may God have mercy on him - explained the reason for the reluctance of many jurists to expand on the permission in the chapter on wiping overa barrier, so he said: 

Most likely

 The saying that a sock made of cloth is not permissible to wipe over in all schools of thought is incorrect

3 - The problem of keeping the sock on the feet

so that it does not fall What is meant by the stability of the socks and what is related to them is that they be fixed on the feet such that they do not fall when walking on them, thus exposing the place of the obligation on the foot, this is a clear meaning. Light drink is not included in the specifications of the sock over which it is permissible to wipe, according to many scholars, because they stipulated that this is permissible, that they should cover the obligatory place, and that they should be thick enough to be able to be walked on, taking from the general concept of the meaning of socks known to the honorable companions.

Are there scholars who did not stipulate that the sock be thick?

Among the scholars are those who do not stipulate that sock, meaning socks, should be thick or thick enough to be able to be walked in as one would walk with khuff and sandals, because there is no text regarding that.

In the collection of fatwas by Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may God Almighty have mercy on him:

It is permissible to wipe over the socks if a woman walks in them, whether they are made of leather or not, according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions.

In the Sunnah That the Prophet

{wiped on his socks and his sandals} If this hadith is not proven, then analogy requires it, as the difference between the two socks and the two sandals, It is only that this is made of wool and this is made of skins, It is known that such a difference has no effect on Sharia law, there is no difference between it being leather, cotton, linen, or wool, just as there is no distinction between the blackness of clothing in the ihram and its whiteness, what is forbidden and what is permissible, and its purpose is that the skin is stronger than wool, so this has no effect, just as it has no effect because the skin is strong, rather, it is permissible to wipe over what remains and what does not remain. also, it is known that the need for wiping over this, Like the need for wiping in the same way, even though the wisdom and need are equal, the distinction between them would be a distinction between similar people, and this is contrary to justice and correct consideration, with which He brought the Book and the Sunnah, and with which God sent down His Books and sent His Messengers, and whoever differentiates between this one water permeates him and this one it does not permeate, it mentioned a direct, ineffective difference. End.

 Q: Is it required that the socks, be thick so that the skin cannot be seen behind them, or is this not a requirement?

This is a matter of disagreement among scholars

1 - Some of them said

It is required that they be thick and do not cover the skin, and that if a breach occurs over them, even if it is as slight as a rag, it is not permissible to wipe over them.

2 - And some of them said

It is required that they be thick to prevent water from reaching the leg, even if they are not covering. Accordingly, it is permissible to wipe over the socks if they are made of transparent nylon.

3 - And some of them said

All of this is not required, and it is permissible to wipe over thin socks even if the skin is visible behind them and if water can pass through them to the foot, this statement is correct because there is no evidence for the stipulation, and the wisdom behind the permissibility of wiping is present in the transparent ones just as it is present in the thick ones, based on this, it is permissible to wipe over thin socks, just as it is permissible to wipe over thick socks. I finish.

Q: Is it permissible to wipe over a punctured sock?

The jurists differed regarding the permissibility of wiping if there is a breach in the obligatory place, as previously explained in Fatwa No.: 28931, and we concluded in that fatwa that what appears to be correct It is the opinion that it is permissible to wipe over the socks with holes if the breach is minor.

There are also fatwas Noor ‘ala al-Darb by Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh al-Uthaymeen, may God Almighty have mercy on him, in answer to a question that reads: Is it permissible to wipe over torn Khuff during ablution?

He, may God Almighty have mercy on him, replied: The most correct opinion is that it is permissible to wipe over the holes in the Khuff and over the light, delicate socks, because there is no evidence for the requirement, that there should be no breach or rip in it, or that it should not be light. If this were a condition, it would be stated in the Qur’an, Sunnah, and the basic principle regarding the permissibility of wiping over socks, Ease is ease for the nation, so if we stipulate conditions for which there is no evidence from the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger, may God bless him and his family and grant them peace, Lightening has become heavy, so what is correct is that it is permissible to wipe over the sock as long as its name remains, whether it is light or heavy, with holes or intact. I finish.

 And in the fatwas of Sheikh Ibn Baz, may God Almighty have mercy on him

He wipes over the sock if it covers the place of washing, just as he wipes over the khuff. The difference between them is that the socks are made of leather, while the socks are made of cotton, It may be made of wool or it may be made of other materials, and the ruling on wiping over them is the same according to the most correct statements of scholars, and it has been proven in the Sunnahs on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, He wiped over the socks and sandals, and the socks are the socks, this was proven on the authority of a group of the Companions of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, that they wiped over their socks. I finish.

Frequently Asked Questions Q:

Is it permissible to wipe over the upper socks, if I am wearing two socks on top of each other, and the under one is shorter than the ankles?

There is nothing wrong with wiping over the above one if the conditions for wiping over the socks are met, such as covering the feet and wearing them in a state of purity, even if Al-Tahtani does not cover the subject of the obligation. whoever performs ablution and wears khuff or socks, then puts on other khuff over them before the event, may wipe over the second khuff.

Q: Is it permissible for me to wipe over the drink if I perform ablution, then apply ointment to the heels of my feet to treat cracks, then wear a plastic bag on my feet? To preserve the paint, then I put the socks on top of the plastic bag?

After wiping the drink, it is permissible using the methods mentioned above

 It is permissible for you to wipe over your drink, even if you are wearing the plastic bag you mentioned.

Al-Hattab said in Mawahib Al-Jalil

The same applies if he wears socks under the Khuff, or wraps wraps around his legs, or one of them, then puts on the slippers over them. It is permissible for him to wipe. 

In Al-Adawi’s footnote to Al-Kharshi Al-Maliki:

As for the barrier that is on the man under the khuff, whether clay or something else; It does no harm; Because what is meant is wiping over the socks directly, and that will happen. 

Q: If my leg moves a little inside the sock, is it permissible to wipe? If the socks are long, and the upper part of them falls, then part of the leg is exposed, but this part is above the ankles. Is it permissible?

The sock is not required to be attached to the foot, and what you mentioned about your foot moving slightly in the sock does not prevent you from wiping over it, if it is possible to continue walking with it.

Al-Mawaq Al-Maliki said in Al-Taj and Al-Ikleel: From Al-Mudawwana: If the shoe is wide and the heel goes away and extends to the leg, He goes around the foot, except that the foot is as it is in the khuff, so there is nothing wrong with it.

Al-Dardir said in Al-Sharh Al-Kabeer: (So he should not wipe) with the construction of the object (wide) and the foot or most of it does not rest in it because it is not possible to continue walking. In Al-Tahtheeb, according to the Shafi’i school of thought: Likewise, it is not permissible to wear wide khuff that do not fit the foot nor is it narrow that cannot be walked on, even if it is narrow and widens by passing through it - it is permissible. It is permissible to wipe over a pair of sandals with a wide mouth and the foot can be seen on its soles. 

The khuff must cover the ankles. therefore, if the shoe is long, Part of it fell off, but what remained was to cover the ankles, whatever is below them does not affect the permissibility of wiping. See Fatwa: 312910.

It is not a condition for wiping over the khuff to see drops of water on them. Rather, it is sufficient to dip the hand in the water and run it over it, as wiping is based on dilution.

It was stated in Al-Sharh Al-Mumti’ by Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen: The difference between wiping and washing is that wiping does not require running water, rather it is sufficient to dip his hand in the water.