Is it permissible to wipe over an outer sock after having wiped over the inner sock beneath it, and then to nullify one's ablution?
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It is permissible to wipe over the second sock if it was worn over a sock that had already been wiped over, because it was worn in a state of ritual purity (). Thus, it falls under the general meaning of the noble : "Leave them, for I inserted them while they were pure," so he wiped over them. Some scholars consider this a strong opinion, because wiping over the khuffs (leather socks) removes the ritual impurity (), meaning the second sock was worn in a state of complete purity. However, if the second sock was worn while one was in a state of ritual impurity, then it is not permissible to wipe over it.
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