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8 November 2026 28 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
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Hadith 70
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { لَوْ كَانَ اَلدِّينُ بِالرَّأْيِ لَكَانَ أَسْفَلُ اَلْخُفِّ أَوْلَى بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ, وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَاهِرِ خُفَّيْهِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ بِإِسْنَادٍ حَسَن ٍ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أبو داود (162)‏.‏

Narrated Narrated ‘Ali (rad):

If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe over the under parts of the leather socks than the upper, but I have seen Allah’s Messenger (rad) wiping over the upper parts of his leather socks. .
Bulugh al-Maram 70

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Hadith 69
وَلِلْأَرْبَعَةِ عَنْهُ إِلَّا النَّسَائِيَّ: { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-مَسَحَ أَعْلَى اَلْخُفِّ وَأَسْفَلَهُ } وَفِي إِسْنَادِهِ ضَعْف ٌ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- ضعيف.‏ رواه أبو داود (165)‏، والترمذي (97)‏، وابن ماجه (550)‏ وله عدة علل، وقد ضعفه جمع كثير من الأئمة.‏

Narrated Narrated by Al-Arba’a except An-Nasa’i:

The Prophet (ﷺ) wiped over the upper part of the leather socks and the under part of it.
Bulugh al-Maram 69 Open
Hadith 71
وَعَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفْرًا أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ, إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ, وَبَوْلٍ, وَنَوْمٍ } أَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ, وَابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ وَصَحَّحَاه ُ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- حسن.‏ رواه النسائي (1/83‏-84)‏، والترمذي (96)‏، وابن خزيمة (196)‏، وقال الترمذي: حسن صحيح.‏

Narrated Narrated Safwan bin ‘Assal (rad):

When we were on a journey, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to command us to wear our leather socks for three days and three nights, whether we had to answer the call of nature or slept. However, in case of ejaculation or sexual impurity, he commanded us to remove the leather socks. .
Bulugh al-Maram 71 Open
Hadith 68
عَنْ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كُنْتُ مَعَ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فَتَوَضَّأَ, فَأَهْوَيْتُ لِأَنْزِعَ خُفَّيْهِ, فَقَالَ:
"دَعْهُمَا, فَإِنِّي أَدْخَلْتُهُمَا طَاهِرَتَيْنِ" فَمَسَحَ عَلَيْهِمَا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري (206)‏، ومسلم (274)‏ (79)‏.‏

Narrated Narrated Mughira bin Shu’ba (rad):

Once I was in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ), he then performed ablution and I dashed to take off his socks. He said, “Leave them for I had put them on after performing ablution”. So he wiped over them .