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Can I make masah on socks or leather socks (khuffs)?
187 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 6 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, Jamiat KZN, Camperdown). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
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What the Darul Iftas say
“In principle, wiping over ordinary socks even after a complete wudu is not valid, as they do not fulfil the conditions required for wiping. Therefore, the approximately twenty ṣalāhs mentioned above, limited to the farḍ and Witr ṣalāhs, should be repeated as qaḍāʾ. There is no qaḍāʾ for the Sunnah ṣalāhs. If the exact”
“If the dominant portion of your mind was that your wudhu broke before Maghrib on the day you wore the khuff, then you were supposed to remove the khuff before Maghrib on the second day, and it was not permissible for you to perform the Maghrib Salaah with making masah on the khuff as the duration of one day and one night (i.e.”
“It is not permissible to make Masah on regular cotton socks, as all the conditions of making Masah on Khuffain have not been found. All four Imaams of Fiqh are at a consensus in this matter. Therefore, if the Imaam made Masah on regular cotton socks, his Wudhu is invalid thus rendering his Salaah invalid.”
“No, the Fuqaha (jurists) have clearly stated that when making Masah of the Khuff, it is necessary that one takes fresh water. To make Masah of the Khuff with the leftover water of the previous Masah is not permissible.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
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- Past Salah After Wiping Over Socks Camperdown · 5 Oct 2026
- Making masah on the khuff with only the fingertips Mufti Online · 7 Feb 2026
- Masah On Wudhu Socks Azaadville · 1 Aug 2025
- Making Masah With Used Water Ibn Masood · 2 Jul 2025
- Usage of the leather socks whilst travelling Jamiat KZN · 17 Apr 2025
- Masah over cotton/woollen socks - Do I have to do Qadha of the Salah? AskImam · 7 Oct 2022
- Making Masah on a boil. Camperdown · 14 Oct 2023
- Person with a physical inability making masah over his feet in wudhu Mufti Online · 10 Jul 2025
- Masah On A Bandage Or Plaster Azaadville · 13 Feb 2024
- Masah On Compression Socks Ibn Masood · 25 Jul 2024
- Making Masah on the tape applied over Mehndi Jamiat KZN · 26 Jul 2024
- What is a logical answer to a revert as to why is Masah made on top of the Khuff? AskImam · 24 Nov 2021
- Wearing Socks Beneath Khuffayn Camperdown · 3 Dec 2025
- Forgetting to remove one's leather socks (khuffain) before 24 hours Mufti Online · 22 Aug 2022
- Salaah Behind An Imaam Who Performs Masah On Cotton Socks Azaadville · 9 Feb 2024
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