{"id":28325,"date":"2023-08-14T00:47:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T00:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=28325"},"modified":"2023-08-14T00:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T00:47:34","slug":"masah-on-medical-compression-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/masah-on-medical-compression-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Masah on Medical Compression Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06713<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Burhaan Rahman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I would like to know if Masah on the attached Medical Compression Socks is valid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&#8220;Confort La chaussette | Gibaud&#8221;\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gibaud.com\/produits\/jambes\/confort-la-chaussette\">https:\/\/www.gibaud.com\/produits\/jambes\/confort-la-chaussette<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our beloved Prophet (SAW) wiped wet hands over leather socks:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0641\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u063a\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0625\u0650\u062f\u064e\u0627\u0648\u064e\u0629\u064d \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064c\u060c \u0641\u064e\u0635\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u062d\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0631\u064e\u063a\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u062d\u064e\u0627\u062c\u064e\u062a\u0650\u0647\u0650\u060c \u0641\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0636\u0651\u064e\u0623\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064f\u0641\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Mugheerah followed him with a tumbler containing water, and when he finished, he (Mugheerah) poured water and he performed ablution and passed wet hands over his Khuffs (socks made from fabric or leather). [Bukhari Hadeeth no: 203]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It is mentioned in Abu Dawud [Hadeeth no; 159]:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u062a\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0636\u0651\u064e\u0623\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Messenger of Allah (SAW) performed ablution and wiped over the stockings and shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abu Dawud further mentions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0641\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u063a\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064f\u0641\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u200f.\u200f \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648 \u062f\u064e\u0627\u0648\u064f\u062f\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0647\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0636\u064b\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0645\u064f\u0648\u0633\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0651\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u0650 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u200f.\u200f \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0635\u0650\u0644\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0648\u0650\u064a\u0651\u0650 \u200f.\u200f \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648 \u062f\u064e\u0627\u0648\u064f\u062f\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064f \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0637\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0628\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0648\u062f\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064f \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0632\u0650\u0628\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0633\u064f \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648 \u0623\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0644\u064f \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0633\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062f\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631\u064f\u0648 \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u062d\u064f\u0631\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064d \u0648\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0630\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u0637\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u064d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abu Dawud said: &#8216;Abd al-Rahman b. Mahdi did not narrate this tradition because the familiar version from al-Mughirah says that the Prophet (\ufdfa) wiped over the socks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abu Musa al-Ash&#8217;ari has also reported: The Prophet (SAW) wiped over stockings. However, the chain of narrators of this Hadeeth is not strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Abu Dawud carries on:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&#8216;Ali b. Abi Talib, Ibn Mas&#8217;ud, al-Bara&#8217; b. &#8216;Aziz, Anas b. Malik, Abu Umamah, Sahl b. Sa&#8217;d and &#8216;Amr b. Huriath also wiped over the stockings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">From the Ahaadeeth we understand that our beloved prophet (SAW) wiped the water on thick socks and stockings (although this narration is weak)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In Badaa\u2019i Al Sanaa\u2019i, it mentions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0641\u0625\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0648 \u0645\u0646\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0647 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u0639\u0646\u062f \u0623\u0635\u062d\u0627\u0628\u0646\u0627\u060c \u0648\u0625\u0646 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u0645\u0646\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u0625\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0631\u0642\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u0634\u0641\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u062c\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0625\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0639\u060c \u0648\u0625\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u062b\u062e\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u062c\u0648\u0632<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Wiping over the socks \u2013 if it were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Padded or thick on both sides <strong>it is fine<\/strong> (to wipe on them for wudhoo\u2019) with no differentiation amongst our scholars and peers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Thin allowing water to seep through (<strong>you can\u2019t wipe for wudhoo\u2019<\/strong>) even if it were thick (but still allowed water to seep through).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">[Badaa\u2019i Al Sanaa\u2019i Vol 1 page 7]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">So from here, we find that according to the interpretations of the Hanafi madhab, it must be thick socks without allowing water to seep through. The socks on the website (Gibaud socks) are made of cotton and would allow water to seep through. So from this opinion, it isn\u2019t allowed to be worn for wudhoo\u2019 (wiping on the socks).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It should be mentioned, though, that some scholars did permit wiping over thin socks (interpreted from the Hadeeth).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Imam Nawawi mentions in Majmoo\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0639\u0646 \u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0628\u0646 \u0634\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0627\u062d\u062a\u062c \u0628\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0631\u0628 \u0648\u0625\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our companions narrated that it is permissible to wipe over the socks (as mentioned in the above Hadeeth), even if they are thin. [Majmoo\u2019 SHarh Muhadhab Vol 1 page 498]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">So there is a view from various scholars that wiping on thin socks is allowed (which doesn\u2019t have a restriction of water seeping through).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We as Muslims should not persist in complaining and adding fuel to the fire of arguments between us when there are different opinions out there from reliable predecessors and our Imams. Allah knows who is sincere and we pray to Allah to grant us sincerity. Allah has the utmost pure knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Burhaan Rahman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06713 &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Burhaan Rahman &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; I would like to know if Masah on the attached Medical Compression Socks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28325"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28348,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28325\/revisions\/28348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}