Hadith 161
Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped over the socks. Another version adds: "On the back (upper part) of the socks. "
Hadith 162
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe the under part of the shoe than the upper but I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping over the upper part of his shoes.
Hadith 163
This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “I always preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the upper part of them.
Hadith 164
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : لَوْ كَانَ الدِّينُ بِالرَّأْيِ لَكَانَ بَاطِنُ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقَّ بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهِمَا ، وَقَدْ مَسَحَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ خُفَّيْهِ ، وَرَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّ بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهِمَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَاهِرِهِمَا ، قَالَ وَكِيعٌ : يَعْنِي الْخُفَّيْنِ ، وَرَوَاهُ عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، كَمَا رَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ ، وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو السَّوْدَاءِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ ظَاهِرَ قَدَمَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ : لَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُهُ ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
A mash transmitted this tradition saying: If religion were based on opinion, it would be more proper to wipe the under part of the feet than the upper. The Prophet ﷺ wiped over the upper part of his shoes. The narrator Waki said: I saw Ali perform ablution and wash the upper part of his feet, and say: Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing like this –and he narrated the tradition in full.
Hadith 165
Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: I poured water while the Prophet ﷺ performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wiped over the upper part of the socks and their lower part. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Thawr did not hear this tradition from Raja'.