Hadith 16556

Chapter 5

باب 5

(5) باب المسح على الخفين

(5) Chapter: Wiping over Socks (ES)
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 ٍ (76) .2 - صحيح. رواه أبو داود (162).

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. [Reported by Abu Da'ud with good Isnad (chain of narrators)]. (ES)

Reference (ES): Bulugh al-Maram 60 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 1, Hadith 70 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 1, Hadith 65 (ES)