Wiping Over Shocks During Ablution And Some Misconceptions About It

Islam is not only the religion of peace but also the religion of ease. Shari'ah has provided Muslims with alternatives to the obligations during difficulties like when they are sustaining an injury, in a hurry or running short on time for Salah. During travel, at work, or in your favorite sports arena, we are all usually required to wear socks as a part of the attire. Furthermore, with the changing work environment and multicultural interactions in different settings, placing the feet in the basin for ablution (wudu) can be tough, and putting those wet feet back into shoes or socks can be uncomfortable. This is where the concept of khuff (socks for ablution) comes in.

So, what is Masah/wipping?
Masah is the act of wiping the feet with wet hands to cleanse them instead of pouring water all over them during ablution (72 hours for the travelers and 24 hours for the residents) with the condition that one performs a complete ablution before wearing the shocks.

Below, we present some misconceptions about this wiping.

Wiping over socks that have pictures on them of those things which possess a soul.

‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:
‘It is not permissible to wipe over a sock which had a picture of an animal on it because wiping over the Khuff is an allowance and it is not allowed with sinning.’*[Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen 11/116]

Wipping over socks that have holes in them.

‘Allama Ibn Uthaymeen said: ‘It is permissible to wipe over socks which have holes in them and it is permissible to wipe over thin Khuff (leather socks), because many of the Companions were poor, and generally the poor have Khuff which have holes in them. [Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen 11/116]

Do you have to repeat your wudhu from the beginning if you touch some impurity during the process?


‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:* ‘Stepping upon impurities while it is moist does not invalidate the Wudu, however, it is upon the person to purify that which it is obligatory to purify; meaning you only have to purify the place that was affected by the impurity.’*[Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen 52/119]

Raising fingers whilst reciting the testification of Islaam after Wudu.

‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:
‘I do not know of a foundation for this action.’

Washing a limb from the left-hand side before one from the right-hand side then their Wudu is not correct.

Imam Nawawi said: ‘The scholars are in consensus that preceding the right over that of the left from washing the hands and feet in Wudu is a Sunnah, if it is opposed in washing [left before the right] then a virtue is missed out on but the Wudu is correct.’ [Sharh Saheeh Muslim 3/160]

Performing Wudu whilst being uncovered

The noble scholar AbdulAziz Ibn Baz said: ‘Covering ones private parts is not a condition in the correctness of Wudu.’*[Fatawa Ibn Baz 10/101]

Reference:
https://thewudhusocks.com/blogs/all-about-the-wudhu-socks/masah-over-socks

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