Concerning Wiping Over The Leather Socks With No Time Limit
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 558 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 185
Source no. 558 · Volume 2 · Page 130
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صحيح تخريج المختارة (٢٤٢) ، الصحيحة (٢٦٢٢)
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558. It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani that he came to 'Umar bin Khattâb from Egypt. 'Umar said: "How long has it been since you have taken off your leather socks?" He said: "From one Friday till the next." He said: "You have acted in accordance with the Sunnah." (Hasan)
558 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ السُّلَمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَلَوِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيِّ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، مِنْ مِصْرَ فَقَالَ: «مُنْذُ كَمْ لَمْ تَنْزِعْ خُفَّيْكَ؟» قَالَ: مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ، قَالَ: «أَصَبْتَ السُّنَّةَ»
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On the face of it, the Ahâdîth of this chapter seem to be in conflict with the Ahâdîth of the previous chapter. The scholars have, however, removed this apparent anomaly by suggesting that the Ahâdîth prescribing a time limit on wiping the socks would be applicable if the person on a journey has no difficulty in taking off the socks after three days and three nights. However, in case the journey is long and the person cannot afford lagging behind the caravan, or else he finds it difficult or painful to take off the socks, he could wipe over the socks for an indefinite period of time, as was the case with 'Uqbah bin 'Âmir ﷺ. It was on this basis that 'Umar ﷺ expressed his approval of the action by commenting: 'You have acted in accordance with the Sunnah.'