[Machine] It was narrated that the Prophet ﷺ wiped over the top of his feet, and it was also narrated that he wiped their backs. One of the two had a reliable chain of narration, and even if it was reported in isolation, it would still be considered sound. The one who went against it had a weaker chain of narration. As for the other narration, it is not considered reliable by the people of knowledge in hadith. If it were reported independently, it would not be considered as valid. The Shaykh stated that the first hadith referred to the narration of Ad-Daraqutni and others from Zaid, while the other narration refers to the hadith of Abd Al-Khair from Ali regarding wiping over the top of the feet. We have already explained that he meant it if the tops of the socks were clean, and it is mentioned in the chapter on wiping over the socks, with its reasons. It has also been narrated from Ali in another context that supports the first hadith.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَسَحَ عَلَى ظُهُورِ قَدْمَيْهِ وَرُوِيَ أَنَّهُ رَشَّ ظُهُورَهُمَا وَأَحَدُ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ مِنْ وَجْهٍ صَالِحِ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَوْ كَانَ مُنْفَرِدًا ثَبَتَ وَالَّذِي خَالَفَهُ أَكْثَرُ وَأَثْبَتُ مِنْهُ وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الْآخَرُ فَلَيْسَ مِمَّا يُثْبِتُ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ بِالْحَدِيثِ لَوِ انْفَرَدَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ إِنَّمَا عَنَى بِالْحَدِيثِ الْأَوَّلِ حَدِيثَ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ عَنْ زَيْدٍ وَعَنِيَ بِالْحَدِيثِ الْآخَرِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ حَدِيثَ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ فِي الْمَسْحِ عَلَى ظُهُورِ الْقَدْمَيْنِ وَقَدْ بَيَّنَا أَنَّهُ أَرَادَ إِنْ صَحَّ ظَهْرَ الْخُفَّيْنِ وَهُوَ مَذْكُورٌ فِي بَابِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفِّ بِعِلَلِهِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ فِي مَعْنَى الْحَدِيثِ الْأَوَّلِ