Derived from: “Ahkam wa Masail in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith”, Volume 02
Hence, when a person performs ablution, wears the socks, and then later wipes over them for the first time, he is permitted to wipe over those socks until the same time on the following day.
"A resident person may wipe over his khuffs (or socks) for one day and one night."
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Purification, Chapter: Specifying the Duration for Wiping Over Khuffs)
والله أعلم
❖ Question
If a person performs ablution for the Zuhr prayer and puts on socks, and his ablution remains valid for two hours, until what time on the following day can he wipe over those socks?❖ Answer
For a resident (non-traveller), the duration for wiping over socks or leather socks (khuffs) is one day and one night (24 hours). This period begins from the time he first performs the act of wiping, not from the time he puts on the socks.Hence, when a person performs ablution, wears the socks, and then later wipes over them for the first time, he is permitted to wipe over those socks until the same time on the following day.
❖ Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:"A resident person may wipe over his khuffs (or socks) for one day and one night."
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Purification, Chapter: Specifying the Duration for Wiping Over Khuffs)
❖ Summary
A resident can begin wiping over the socks from the moment of the first wipe, and continue to do so for one day and one night from that moment.والله أعلم
