One can only wipe over the socks if he wears them whilst in a state of purity

25-3-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

I want to ask about wiping over the socks. If I take off my socks and then my ablution is invalidated, and I wear them again after a while, so when I want to perform ablution again, can I wipe over them, or I am obliged to wash my feet and then wipe over them the next time I perform ablution?
Answer:

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The last option which you mentioned is the correct one, as it is a condition to be in a state of purity in order to wipe over the leather socks and the like, like light cloth socks, because if someone wears them when he is in a state of minor or major impurity, he cannot wipe over them. The evidence about this is the saying of the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ): "Leave them (the socks) as I wore them when in a state of purity." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said so when Mugheerah Ibn Shu’bah may Allaah be pleased with him wanted to remove the socks of the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) as he was pouring water for him when he sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) was performing ablution. 

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