Comments on: A Lesson in Fiqh: Wiping Over Socks

By: Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:45:14 +0000

I found these socks are waterproof and meet those criteria of a khuff. I use these now, they feel almost like regular socks.
http://www.wudugear.com

By: Safiullah

Safiullah — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:22:07 +0000

Assalamu alikum.
JazakAllah khair the study of this page grant me a clear message and avoid my some ambiguities.

By: Abdullah Ali

Abdullah Ali — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:01:51 +0000

In reply to Osman.

I recently saw new sock at ICNA that was more comfortable than the sealskinz made from https://wudugear.com/wudhu-socks/ . Hopefully these will be made more available in local stores

By: Kamal

Kamal — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:27:27 +0000

In reply to Khateeb and Imam, Naaib Qadi [Qazi]. One opinion in the hanbali madhhab is that wiping over socks is permissible as long as one can walk at length in those socks ie they are thick enough

By: Kamal

Kamal — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:25:13 +0000

In reply to Khateeb and Imam, Naaib Qadi [Qazi]. The Hanbali madhhab disagrees with you, however.

By: mujahid

mujahid — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:56:10 +0000

What does everyone think of these new leather socks? They look a lot better than the usual ones:

http://www.wudustore.com/khuffs-leather-socks/

By: Asad

Asad — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:05:46 +0000

I guess there are lots of disagreement between different Maslaqs of Islam, why not go to a Mufhti and take a fatwah and follow it.

One of the Mufthi told me that it can be done because Molana Modudi think also agrees that it can be done.

By: Hussein

Hussein — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:26:47 +0000

In reply to Mustafa Umar.

Salam Brother,

I thought you were saying that wiping over socks was restricted to only leather socks. now here you’re saying it isn’t?

and is it different for different medhabs at all, do u know? Is there another article some where that explains this also, Jazak Allahu khair akhee!

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:42:26 +0000

I have asked and according to many scholars it is not valid in hanafi or Maliki or shafi madhhabs.
Mufti taqi represents the majority.
Wallahu alam
Don’t be lazy, get out of doubt, wash your feet.
Use licensed socks to wipe over.
Examples, khuffs ( leather socks ) or seal skinz socks
Are water proof durable and permissible by many scholars.
I think we all agree that the socks that are thin and cotton was not something sahaba had. 🙂

By: Ridhwan

Ridhwan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:00:21 +0000

Assalamu alaykum,

I think if you read the link for the article by Mufti Taqi Usmani, it becomes clear that the wiping over socks other than ‘khuffs’ is only based on them being the same or better than ‘khuffs’. The hadith cited in the article (above) has been criticised by the scholars of hadith and only 3 hadith exist that talk about masah over jawrabayn (according to the research of Mufti Taqi) and he clearly asks the question:

“can we leave the clear command from Allah Ta’ala to wash our feet while performing Wudhu on the basis of one Hadith? As mentioned previously, the establishment of masah ‘alal khuffain reached the level of Tawaatur, and that Imaam Abu Yusuf said that if it hadn’t reached that level then we would not have the flexibility of specifying (limiting) the command of Allah Ta’ala, of washing the feet. The Ahaadith about masah ‘alal jowrabain do not reach the level of Tawaatur”

I am sure we would all love to make masah over our thin cotton socks especially when we are at work rushing to pray during out break times, but the evidence is clearly saying to me to wash my feet isn’t it?

And Allah Knows Best and we ask for his assistance

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