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478. It was narrated that Safwân bin 'Assâl said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to command us
[1] What is meant is that when a person is asleep, it is as if the (muscle) straps tying his anus are loosened, because he may easily break wind in his sleep, thus invalidating his ablution without realizing it, so he should perform ablution when he wakes up.
not to take off our leather socks for three days except in the case of sexual impurity, but not in the case of defecation, urine or sleep [i.e. during travel]." (Hasan)
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Washing the feet is an integral part of ablution. But if a person is wearing (leather) socks, he is allowed to do Mash (passing wet hands) on them, provided that he had performed ablution and washed his feet before putting on the socks. (Sahih Muslim: 520)
It may be pointed out that the three-day validity of wiping the socks is for a person on journey. A resident is, however, allowed to do it just for a day and night.
