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Answers: 1Subcategories: 12Wiping over Cloth & Leather Socks
How Long Can You Wipe Over Socks?
Wiping over the socks is limited to one day and one night for the non-traveller, and three days and nights for the traveller.When the period ends, it is not permissible to wipe over the socks until you take them off, then put them on after purifying yourself fully with water. You can overcome the difficulty of washing your feet by sitting on a chair, or pouring water over the feet without bending down to wash them.24,797If a person is wearing two layers of khufoof or socks, which one should he wipe over?
22,005Do We Have to Wash Our Feet in Wudu?
What must be done in Wudu is washing the feet; it is not sufficient to wipe them. But the Sunnah shows that one may wipe over the feet only when wearing leather slippers or socks, subject to the conditions that are well known in the Sunnah.128,373He wiped over his socks for three days when he was not travelling. Does he have to repeat his prayers for the two days?
36,566If he wipes over his socks then takes them off, is his wudu invalidated thereby?
42,501When Does the Validity of Wiping Over Socks Expire?
The time for wiping over socks may expire but your Wudu remains valid as long as you do not perform any act that breaks it.19,474Does Taking Off Socks Break Wudu?
There is no evidence to indicate that taking off leather slippers or socks that have been wiped over invalidates Wudu. If you wish to wipe over the socks again after breaking Wudu, you must perform a complete wudu, including washing your feet, before putting the socks back on.81,012Is it valid to wipe over one’s socks in the summer?
14,689In order to be allowed to wipe over one’s socks, they have to have been put on at the same time, after completing wudoo’ or ghusl
22,510One who wipes his socks although he was not in a state of tahaarah (purity) when he put them on
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