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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-552 : ADAKAH STOKIN KAIN BOLEH DIGUNAKAN SEBAGAI KHUF?
Can cloth socks be used as khuf for wiping during ablution, and should people who do so be corrected?
Short answer
Ordinary cloth socks commonly used in Malaysia do not meet the conditions of al-jawrab according to the majority of scholars, such as being sturdy, usable for walking and not absorbing water.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Ordinary cloth socks commonly used in Malaysia do not meet the conditions of al-jawrab according to the majority of scholars, such as being sturdy, usable for walking and not absorbing water. The sound view in the Shafi'i school is that wiping over such socks is invalid, so the feet must be washed. The Hanbali school and some contemporary scholars permit wiping over socks without restriction. Since this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, those following that opinion need not be corrected, but Malaysians are advised to respect the local Shafi'i practice and not take easier opinions without a genuine need.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, pandangan yang sahih bagi mazhab al-Syafie ialah tidak dibolehkan dan tidak sah untuk menyapu di atas stokin yang tidak cukup syarat tersebut, justeru hendaklah menanggalkan stokin dan membasuh kaki seperti biasa ketika wuduk.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-552 : ADAKAH STOKIN KAIN BOLEH DIGUNAKAN SEBAGAI KHUF?”, 26 February 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4682-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-552-adakah-stokin-kain-boleh-digunakan-sebagai-khuf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-cloth-socks-be-used-as-khuf/