عن صفوان بن عسال، قال: ((كان رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم يأمرنا إذا كنا سفرا أن لا تنزع خفافنا ثلاثة أيام وليا ليهن إلا من جنابة ولكن من غائط وبول ونوم))
Safwan bin Assal narrates that he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when we were travelers, used to instruct us that we should not remove our khuffs for three days and three nights, except for janabah; but for defecation, urination, and sleep, there was no command to remove them. Al-Tirmidhi has declared it sahih.
Research and Takhrij: The hadith is hasan. Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, (may Allah have mercy on him): 4/239, 240; Nasa’i: 1/84; Tirmidhi: 96. Tirmidhi said: This hadith is hasan sahih. Ibn Majah: 478; Ibn Khuzaymah: 196; Ibn Hibban: 179; al-Bayhaqi: 1/114; al-Daraqutni: 1/197. Imam al-Bukhari, (may Allah have mercy on him), said that among the narrations on this topic, the best hadith is that of Safwan bin Assal, and Tirmidhi quoted this from him.
وعن عروة بن المغيرة عن أبيه قال: كنت مع النبى صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم فى سفر فأهويت لأنزع خفيه فقال: ((دعهما فإني أدخلتهما طاهرتين فمسح عليهما ))
Urwa bin al-Mughira narrates from his father that he said: I was with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey. I intended to remove his khuffs, and he said: “Leave them, for I put them on in a state of purity” (meaning he had put them on while in wudu). Then he wiped over them. The wording is that of al-Bukhari’s narration.
Research and Takhrij: Bukhari: 5799, 206; Muslim: 274.
وعن شريح بن هاني قال: أتيت عائشة أسألها عن المسح على الخفين، فقالت: عليك بابن أبى طالب فاسأله فإنه كان يسافر مع رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ، فسألناه فقال: ((جعل رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ثلاثة أيام ولياليهن للمسافر، ويوما وليلة للمقيم ))
Shurayh bin Hani narrates: I came to Hadrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, to ask her about wiping over khuffs. She said: Ask Ibn Abi Talib, for he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We asked him, and he said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ permitted a traveler three days and three nights, and a resident one day and one night.” (meaning that wiping over khuffs is permissible within the aforementioned period). Muslim.
Research and Takhrij: Muslim: 272.
وعن زبيد بن الصلت، قال: سمعت عمر يقول : ((إذا توضأ أحدكم ولبس خفيه فليمسح عليهما، وليصل فيهما ولا يخلعهما إن شاء إلا من جنابة ))
Zubayd bin al-Salt narrates: I heard Hadrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, say: “When one of you performs wudu and has put on his khuffs, he should wipe over them and pray in them, and he should not remove them if he wishes, except for janabah.” (meaning that in a state of janabah they must be removed).
رواه الدار قطنيي من جهة أسد بن موسى وفيه قال: و حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن عبيد الله بن أبى بكر وثابت عن أنس، عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم مثله
Al-Daraqutni narrated through Asad bin Musa, who said: Hammad bin Salama narrated to us from Ubaid Allah bin Abi Bakr and Thabit, from Anas, from the Prophet ﷺ, in the same manner.
وأسد بن موسى وثقه الكوفي والنسائي والبزار وقال الحاكم فى ((المستدرك)) بعد ذكر حديث عقبة بن عامر: ((خرجت من الشام وقد روي عن أنس مرفوعا بإسناد صحيح رواته عن آخرهم ثقات إلا أنه شاد بمرة ثم أخرج حديث أنس المقتدم، وقال فيه: على شرط مسلم
Asad bin Musa was declared thiqa by Kufi, al-Nasa’i and al-Bazzar. Al-Hakim, in al-Mustadrak, after mentioning the hadith of Uqba bin Amir, said: I left Sham, and it has been narrated from Anas in a marfu’ form with a sahih chain whose narrators are all thiqa, except that it is shadh. Then he narrated the earlier hadith of Anas and said in it: It is on the condition of Muslim.
Research and Takhrij: This hadith is shadh. Al-Daraqutni: 1/203; it is narrated marfu’ from Umar and mawquf from Anas. Al-Bayhaqi: 1/279; Mustadrak al-Hakim: 1/181. Al-Hakim declared the hadith sahih on the condition of Muslim. Al-Dhahabi agreed with him and said that this hadith is shadh. See Nasb al-Raya: 1/179-180.
Benefits:
➊ Putting on socks or stockings to protect against cold, or stockings and the like for some other ailment, is permissible. Wiping over khuffs and socks is sunnah. They should be put on after performing wudu. A resident may keep the khuffs on for one day and one night, and a traveler for three days and three nights. The socks should be such that the skin of the feet is not visible through them, and they should not be extremely thin.
➋ If ghusl from janabah becomes obligatory, then they must be removed, even if an hour has passed since putting them on. If they are removed after being put on, the wiping no longer remains.
➌ If urination, defecation, or sleep occurs, the wiping is also not nullified; only washing the remaining limbs is necessary. The method of wiping is to wet one hand and pass it from the toes of the feet up to the shin. Wiping is always done on the upper surface of the feet, not the underside.
➍ Similarly, if there is a wound on the foot, even without socks, wiping may still be done over the place of the wound to avoid harm.
➎ Serving one’s respected elder or a great scholar is a good habit. It is correct to step forward and remove the shoes or socks of a righteous person, as Urwa, may Allah be pleased with him, bowed to try to remove the khuffs of the Noble Messenger ﷺ. It is also established that during a journey a companion may accompany one; it is not appropriate to travel alone.
