Is it permissible to continue wiping over the sock, after removing the leather slipper, if the wiping began on the leather slipper and the sock was worn under the leather slipper in a state of ritual purity?
If a Muslim wears a sock over a sock or a slipper over a slipper, the ruling is as follows:
1. Wearing a sock, then performing an act that necessitates ablution (حدث), then wearing another one over it before performing ablution: Wiping is permissible only on the first one, and it is not permissible to wipe on the top one. 2. Wearing a sock, then performing an act that necessitates ablution, and wiping over it, then wearing another one over it: It is permissible to wipe on the second (top) one, according to the correct opinion, and the period for wiping is calculated from the time of wiping the first one. He can also wipe on the first one. 3. Wearing a slipper over a slipper or a sock, and wiping the top one, then removing it: It is permissible to wipe on the bottom one until the end of the period for wiping the top one, considering them as one slipper (the top as the outer layer, and the bottom as the inner layer).
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