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(Part No. 10; Page No. 107)
Wiping over the socks [2]

Q: Sometimes when I perform Wudu' (ablution) for Salah (Prayer), I wipe over the socks with my wet hands because the socks are clean. Is this permissible?
A: It is permissible for a Muslim to wipe over Khuffs (leather socks) or socks if they wear them directly after Wudu' and they cover the feet to the ankles, for a day and a night for a resident and three days and nights for a traveler.
The duration of wiping begins after nullifying Wudu', which takes place after wearing the socks. If the person takes them off and washes their feet after washing the face and hands and wiping over the head and ears, there is no harm, but this is against the Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet). May Allah grant us success.
Way of wiping over the socks [3]

Q: Your Eminence Shaykh `Abdul-`Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah grant you success) could you kindly advise about how to wipe over the socks and whether it is done with both hands or the right hand only or should we wipe the right foot with the right hand and the left foot with the left hand? May Allah reward you best!
A: The act of Sunnah is to wipe the right foot with the right hand and the left one with the left hand,
(Part No. 10; Page No. 108)
according to the Prophet's saying: When you perform Wudu', wash your right parts first (before washing your left parts). [1] (Related by Ahl-ul-Sunan (authors of Hadith compilations classified by jurisprudential themes) with an authentic Sanad (chain of narrators)) May Allah grant us success.
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