Fatawas of Sh. Saleh bin UthaimeenSalaf-us-Salih HomepageQuotes are taken from: Univeristy College London Islamic Society
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The Ruling Concerning One Who Opposes the Laws of Allaah
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Fataawaa fee al-Mas-h 'alaa al-Khuffain - ( Rulings Regarding the Wiping Over the Socks for Purification )Question 4: What is the correctness of the condition set by some of the Legal Jurists that the feet be covered?Answer: This condition is not correct because it has no evidence for it. For indeed as long as the name khuff or jawaarab is applicable to the item then wiping over them is permissible, because the sunnah has described wiping over the khuffs in a general way. So it is not possible to specify what the Legislator generalizes except with another evidence from the Legislator or a Sharee'ah principle by which the specification becomes clear. So building upon this it is permissible to wipe over torn or thin khuffs, because the purpose of the khuff is not to cover the outer skin, rather it is to protect the feet and benefit them.(?) So there is no difference in this between a thin, thick, torn or complete sock.	The important point is that a long as the term khuff is applicable to the item, then wiping over it is permissible.

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