"I came to a man called Safwan bin 'Assal and sat at his door. He came out and said: 'What do you want?' I said: 'I am seeking knowledge.' He said: 'The angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure at what he is seeking.' He said: 'What do you want to know about?' I said: 'About the Khuffs.' He said: 'When we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, he told us not to take them off for three days except in the case of Janabah, but not in the case of defecation, urinating or sleep.'"

مَا شَأْنُكَ قُلْتُ أَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا بِمَا يَطْلُبُ فَقَالَ عَنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ تَسْأَلُ قُلْتُ عَنِ الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ لاَ نَنْزِعَهُ ثَلاَثًا إِلاَّ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whenever someone leaves their home in search of knowledge, the angels lower their wings in approval of what they are doing." He was asked about wiping over the socks. He replied, "Yes, I was amongst the army that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent, and he commanded us to wipe over our socks three times, for cleanliness, during travel for up to three days and nights, and during staying in a place for one day and one night. We do not take them off except when in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)." He also said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'There is a gate open for repentance in the west, the distance of a journey of seventy years, which will not be closed until the sun rises from the west.'"

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتٍ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ قَالَ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ بِالْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ فِي الْجَيْشِ الَّذِينَ بَعَثَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ إِذَا نَحْنُ أَدْخَلْنَاهُمَا عَلَى طُهْرٍ ثَلَاثًا إِذَا سَافَرْنَا وَيَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً إِذَا أَقَمْنَا وَلَا نَخْلَعَهُمَا مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ وَلَا نَوْمٍ وَلَا نَخْلَعَهُمَا إِلَّا مِنْجَنَابَةٍ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ بِالْمَغْرِبِ بَابًا مَفْتُوحًا لِلتَّوْبَةِ مَسِيرَتُهُ سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً لَا يُغْلَقُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ نَحْوِهِ

I went to Safwän bin 'Asal al-Murädi and he said: What brought you here?I said: I am seeking knowledge. He said: I heard the

Messenger of Allah say, “There is no one who goes out o f his house in order to seek knowledge except that the angels lower their wings in approval of his action.”

أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ قَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ جِئْتُ أَنْبِطُ الْعِلْمَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ»

[AI] "What do you need from me?" I said to him, "I seek knowledge." He said, "Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks." I said to myself, "I will cleanse the two socks after relieving myself and urinating." I was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ , so I came to you to ask if you heard anything from him about this? He said, "Yes, he used to command us when we were on a journey or traveling, not to remove our socks for three days and nights except for sexual impurity, but we could do so for relieving ourselves, urinating, and sleeping."

لِي مَا حَاجَتُكَ؟ قُلْتُ لَهُ ابْتِغَاءُ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ قُلْتُ حَكَّ فِي نَفْسِي الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ»

[AI] "What brings you here?" I said, "Seeking knowledge." He said, "Indeed, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks." I said, "May I ask you - an action that I perform in private, which is wiping over my socks after using the toilet - I used to be one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , so I came to you to ask if you have heard from him anything about it?" He said, "Yes, he used to instruct us when we were traveling or on a journey, not to remove our socks for three days and nights unless due to Janabah (major ritual impurity), but to remove them for using the toilet, urine, and sleep.”

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا لِمَا يَطْلُبُ قُلْتُ حَكَّ فِي نَفْسِي الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَكُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ «كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفْرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ»

[AI] What brought you here? I said, I came to seek knowledge. He said, I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whenever a person goes out of his house in search of knowledge, the angels lower their wings in approval of what he is doing." I said, I came to ask you about wiping over the socks. He said, Yes, we were in the army that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent. He commanded us to wipe over the socks when we put them on while in a state of purity three times, even if we were traveling and did not remove them due to feces or urine.

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ جِئْتُ أُنْبِطُ الْعِلْمَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ» قَالَ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ كُنَّا فِي الْجَيْشِ الَّذِينَ بَعَثَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ إِذَا نَحْنُ أَدْخَلْنَاهُمَا عَلَى طُهُورٍ ثَلَاثًا إِذَا سَافَرْنَا وَلَا نَخْلَعُهُمَا مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ»

[AI] Indeed, whatever He does, no one else can do except for Him. Whenever you make wudu, the angels spread their wings in approval of what you are doing. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have come to ask you about wiping over the socks." He said, "Indeed, I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ if I could wipe over the socks, and he said, 'Yes, there are three things for the traveler that should not be removed: urine, feces, and sleep. And for the resident, one day.'"

أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَا يَصْنَعُ مَا صَنَعْتَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِالَّذِي يَصْنَعُ قُلْتُ إِنِّي غَدَوْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَأَمْسَحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ ثَلَاثٌ لِلْمُسَافِرِ لَا يَنْزِعْهُمَا مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ وَلَا نَوْمٍ وَيَوْمٌ لِلْمُقِيمِ»

[AI] "What brings you?" I said, "I have come seeking knowledge." He said, "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whenever a person goes out of his house in search of knowledge, the angels lower their wings in approval of what he is doing.'" I said, "I have come to ask you about wiping over the socks." He said, "Yes, I was in the army that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent, and he commanded us to wipe over our socks when they are pure, three times when we are traveling, and one night when we are staying. We do not remove them except from sexual impurity." He said, "And I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Indeed, for Maghrib (sunset) there is an open door for repentance, the distance of seventy years, which is not closed until the sun rises from its setting.'"

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ جِئْتُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ» قُلْتُ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ كُنْتُ فِي الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي بَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ إِذَا نَحْنُ أَدْخَلْنَاهُمَا عَلَى طَهُورٍ ثَلَاثًا إِذَا سَافَرْنَا وَلَيْلَةً إِذَا أَقَمْنَا وَلَا نَخْلَعُهُمَا مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ وَلَا نَوْمٍ وَلَا نَخْلَعُهُمَا إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ» قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ لِلْمَغْرِبِ بَابًا مَفْتُوحًا لِلتَّوْبَةِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً لَا يُغْلَقُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا»

[AI] A man did not leave his house seeking knowledge except that the angels would spread their wings in approval of what he was doing. I said to him, "Were you one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "No, but a passing thought occurred to me while I was wearing my socks." He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us, when we were traveling, not to take off our socks for three days and nights except when in a state of janabah (sexual impurity), but we could remove them for sleep, relieving ourselves, or urinating."

مَا خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَلْتَمِسُ عِلْمًا إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًى بِمَا يَفْعَلُ قُلْتُ لَهُ كُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَكِنَّهُ حَدَثَ فِي نَفْسِي مَسْحٌ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ نَوْمٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ»

[AI] Whenever a person leaves his home in search of knowledge, the angels spread their wings in approval of his actions. I said to him, "Were you one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ?" He responded, "Indeed, it happened to me during the night as I wiped my feet." He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us, when we were on a journey, not to remove our socks for three days and nights except for sexual impurity, but we could remove them for sleep, defecation, or urination."

مَا خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَلْتَمِسُ عِلْمًا إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًى بِمَا يَفْعَلُ قُلْتُ لَهُ كُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَكِنَّهُ حَدَثَ فِي نَفْسِي مَسْحٌ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ نَوْمٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ»

[AI] "What brought you here?" I said, "I came in search of knowledge." He said, "We were talking that the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks." Then I asked him about wiping over the socks. He said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and we used to wipe over our socks for three days and nights, and for the resident it is one day and night."

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ جِئْتُ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ كُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ «كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَفَرًا وَكُنَّا نَمْسَحُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ وَالْمُقِيمُ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ»

[AI] "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask him about wiping over the socks. So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I came to ask you about knowledge.' He said, 'Verily, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, satisfied with what he seeks.' 'And what knowledge do you ask about?' I said. 'O Prophet of Allah, I ask about wiping over the socks,' he said. 'Yes, there is one day and night for the resident and three for the traveler, from defecation or urination, then he renews ablution.'"

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْعِلْمِ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ» «وَعَنْ أَيِّ الْعِلْمِ تَسْأَلُ؟» قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ لِلْمُقِيمِ وَثَلَاثٌ لِلْمُسَافِرِ مِنْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ ثُمَّ أَحْدَثَ وُضُوءًا»

[AI] "What brings you here?" I said, "I seek knowledge." He said, "Verily, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he seeks." I asked him about wiping over the socks, and he said, "We used to wipe over the socks for three days and nights for the traveler, and one day and night for the resident."

مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ أَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَبْسُطُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ «كُنَّا نَمْسَحُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ لِلْمُسَافِرِ وَيَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ لِلْمُقِيمِ»

[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ used to command us to wipe for three days and nights while traveling, and for a day and night for those staying. And I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Whoever sets out in search of knowledge, the angels spread their wings for him.'"

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نمْسَحَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ فِي السَّفَرِ وَيَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ لِلْمُقِيمِ» وَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ غَدَا فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا»

"I came to a man called Safwan bin 'Assal and sat at his door. He came out and said: 'What do you want?' I said: 'I am seeking knowledge.' He said: 'The angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure at what he is seeking.' He said: 'What do you want to know about?' I said: 'About the Khuffs.' He said: 'When we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, he told us not to take them off for three days except in the case of Janabah, but not in the case of defecation, urinating or sleep.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 158)

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ قَالَ عَنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَسْأَلُ؟ قُلْتُ عَنِ الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ «أَمَرَنَا أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَهُ ثَلَاثًا إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ»

"I came to a man called Safwan bin 'Assal and sat at his door. He came out and said: 'What do you want?' I said: 'I am seeking knowledge.' He said: 'The angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure at what he is seeking.' He said: 'What do you want to know about?' I said: 'About the Khuffs.' He said: 'When we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, he told us not to take them off for three days except in the case of Janabah, but not in the case of defecation, urinating or sleep.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 158)

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًى بِمَا يَطْلُبُ قَالَ عَنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَسْأَلُ؟ قُلْتُ عَنِ الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ «أَمَرَنَا أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَهُ ثَلَاثًا إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وَبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ»

[AI] I went to Safwan bin Assal and I said to him: "You were one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and it has been bothering me that I have traces of urine and feces on my socks. Please tell me anything you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding this." He replied: "He used to command us, when we were traveling or on a journey, not to remove our socks for three days and nights except in a state of major impurity, but it is permissible to remove them for urination, defecation, or sleep."

أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ مِنَ الْبَوْلِ وَالْغَائِطِ فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِشَيْءٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَخْلَعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهِنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَكِنْ مِنْ بَوْلٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ نَوْمٍ

[AI] "I came to Safwan ibn 'Assal al-Muradi and said to him: I have an itching sensation in my chest when I wipe over my socks after relieving myself. I used to be one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , so I came to ask you if you have heard anything from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding this matter. He replied: Yes, he used to command us that when we are traveling or on a journey, we should not remove our socks for three days and nights, except for janabah (major ritual impurity). But on the other hand, if it is due to urination, defecation, or sleep, we can remove them."

أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ قُلْتُ حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي فِي الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهِنَّ إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَكِنْ مِنْ بَوْلٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ نَوْمٍ

[AI] I came to Safwan ibn 'Assal Al-Muradi and he asked me, "What brings you here?" I said, "I seek knowledge." He replied, "Verily, the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of satisfaction for what he seeks." I said, "May I ask you a personal question? I have a habit of wiping the two soles of my feet after relieving myself or urinating, and I was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Have you heard anything from him regarding this matter?" He said, "Yes, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us, when we were on a journey or traveling, not to remove our socks for three days and nights, except for sexual impurity (janabah), but we can remove them for defecation, urination, or sleep."

أَتَيْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ الْمُرَادِيَّ فَقَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَبْتَغِي الْعِلْمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضَاءً بِمَا يَطْلُبُ قُلْتُ حَكَّ فِي صَدْرِي الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَانَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا كُنَّا سَفَرًا أَوْ مُسَافِرِينَ أَنْ لَا نَنْزِعَ خِفَافَنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ إِلَّا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ أَوْ نَوْمٍ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "No one goes out of his house seeking knowledge except that the angels spread their wings for him, pleased with what he does." He said, "I came to ask you about wiping over the two socks." He said, "Yes, I was in the army that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent, and he commanded us to wipe over the two socks when we put them on in a state of purity, three times when we traveled, and for the duration of a night when we stayed, and we did not remove them for urination, defecation, sleep, or except from janabah." He said, "And I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Indeed, at Maghrib there is an open gate for repentance, its distance is seventy years, and it does not close until the sun rises from its direction.'"

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ خَارِجٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا وَضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضَاءً بِمَا يَصْنَعُ قَالَ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ كُنْتُ فِي الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي بَعَثَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ إِذَا نَحْنُ أَدْخَلْنَاهُمَا عَلَى طُهْرٍ ثَلَاثًا إِذَا سَافَرْنَا وَلَيْلَةً إِذَا أَقَمْنَا وَلَا نَخْلَعَهُمَا مِنْ بَوْلٍ وَلَا غَائِطٍ وَلَا نَوْمٍ وَلَا نَخْلَعَهُمَا إِلَّا مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ بِالْمَغْرِبِ بَابًا مَفْتُوحًا لِلتَّوْبَةِ مَسِيرَتُهُ سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً لَا يُغْلَقُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ نَحْوِهِ

" عَنْ زرٍّ () قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ صَفْوانَ بْنَ عَسَّالٍ المُرَادى فَقاَلَ: مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ: ابْتِغَاءَ العلم. قَالَ: فَإِنَّ المَلاَئِكَةَ تَضَعُ أَجْنحَتها لِطَالِبِ العلم عَنْ رِضِىً مَا يفْعَلُ ( *)، قَالَ: وَكَان رَسُولُ الله ﷺ إِذَا كنَّا فِى سَفَرٍ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ لاَ نَنْزِعَ أَخْفَافَنا ثَلاَثَةَ أيَّامٍ وَلَيَاليهِنَّ إِلاَّ مِنْ جَنَابةٍ، وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَائِطٍ وبَوْلٍ وَنَوْمٍ".