Wiping over the leather socks

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was performing ablution and washing his leather socks (instead of wiping them). He (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his blessed hand like this and said: "You were only commanded to wipe," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) spread apart the fingers of his blessed palms and passed them over his leather socks (by way of wiping) to show him.
Imam Ibn Majah narrated it; however, it is not among the narrations we have heard (in our transmission).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Musa bin Salamah asked him about wiping over leather socks, and he said: "For the traveller (the period) is three days and their nights, and for the resident one day and one night is fixed."
The chain of this narration is sahih, and Imam al-Harith bin Abi Usamah narrated it in his Musnad.

It is narrated from Aflah, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) used to command (others) to wipe (over the leather socks), while he himself used to wash his feet. The narrator says: He was asked about this: "How do you command (others) to wipe?" He replied: "How bad it would be for me if its ease and benefit were for you and its burden fell upon me! I have certainly seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wipe himself and command it, but ablution (that is, washing the feet completely) has been made more beloved to me."
Its chain is sahih.

It is narrated from Sahl bin Abi Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf al-Ansari that a man from the people of Syria asked his father, Abu Umamah, about wiping over leather socks (khuffs), and he replied: "Yes, wipe over them."
The Syrian man asked: Then what about the statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)? (That is, what is the standing of the contrary statement reported from him?) At that my father said to me: O my dear son, go to Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and tell him what this man has said! Sahl said: So I went to Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and said: My father sends you greetings of peace and asks you about wiping over leather socks. He said: "If you put them on while your feet were pure (in a state of ablution), then keep wiping over them until you take them off."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw Sayyiduna Amr bin Hazm (may Allah be pleased with him) wiping over leather socks, whereupon he stated (giving the evidence for it): "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wiping over his leather socks."
The hadith of Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) on wiping over leather socks has already passed in the Book of al-Istitabah (on purification and cleanliness).

It is narrated from Yarim bin al-As'ad al-Kharifi: I saw Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), who had served the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for ten years. He relates: "Then he came to the Tigris while wearing two durable, dyed leather socks; he performed ablution and wiped over his leather socks once, and he gestured with his palm and fingers to show that the wiping is done like this over the backs, that is, the upper surface, of the leather socks."
It is narrated from Yarim Abu al-Ala; he said: "I saw Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) urinate, then he came near the Tigris and performed ablution, and he wiped over his leather socks once, and he gestured with his palm and fingers to show that the wiping is done like this over the upper part of the leather socks."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I set out with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) towards Madinah, and he (in the state of travel) used to wipe over his leather socks for three days and three nights."
The chain of this report (athar) is strong, and it indicates the permissibility of the legal three-day period of wiping over leather socks for the traveller.

It is narrated from Iyad bin Nadlah: We went out with Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) to stroll in one of the gardens. There I felt the need to relieve myself, so I went (aside) to see to my need. Then I came back and sat on the bank of a stream. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me just as I was about to take off my leather socks, and he said: "Keep them (on your feet) and wipe over them, until you take them off when you go to sleep."
[Takhrij: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah: 189; its chain is sahih (authentic).]

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "We used to wipe over leather socks, and we were commanded to do so." A man asked him: Did you hear it yourself from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: "Do not be angry."
In the narration of Ahmad bin Mani', Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We used to wipe over our leather socks." A man asked him: Did you hear this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: "No, but we heard it from those of our companions who cannot be suspected of anything; they would say: Wipe over the leather socks, and do such-and-such, except that he did not mention (those Companions') kunyas."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. He (peace and blessings be upon him) got up in the darkness of the last part of the night and asked: "O Anas, is there water in your vessel?" I said: Yes. (Then) he (peace and blessings be upon him) went off to one side and relieved himself, and I poured water for his (peace and blessings be upon him) ablution, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to wipe, I bent my back so that I could see (closely) what he (peace and blessings be upon him) would do. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said (seeing my curiosity): "It is what you see," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped over his two leather socks.
In the chain of this narration, Imam Ahmad bin Mani' was in doubt over the name of the narrator, "Ziyad bin Ubaydah" or "Ubaydah"; nevertheless, wiping over leather socks is an authentic Sunnah whose basis is found in the books of Sahih collections.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "When we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey, we would not take off our leather socks for three days and their nights, even after relieving our needs (ablution and answering the call of nature); and when we were with him (peace and blessings be upon him) as residents, we would wipe over our leather socks for a day and a night."
Imam Abu Ya'la narrated this hadith through two routes: the first route is through Umar bin Abdullah bin Ya'la bin Murrah from his father and grandfather (Ya'la bin Murrah, may Allah be pleased with him), while the second route is through Ziyad bin Ilaqah from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him).