I came to 'A'isha to ask her about wiping over the socks. She said: You better ask ('Ali) son of Abu Talib for he used to travel with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We asked him and he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stipulated (the upper limit) of three days and three nights for a traveller and one day and one night for the resident.

عَلَيْكَ بِابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَسَلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ لِلْمُسَافِرِ وَيَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً لِلْمُقِيمِ قَالَ وَكَانَ سُفْيَانُ إِذَا ذَكَرَ عَمْرًا أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ

"I asked 'Aishah about wiping over the Khuffs and she said: 'Go to 'Ali, for he knows more about that than I do.' So I went to 'Ali and asked him about wiping (over the Khuffs) and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to tell us to wipe (over the Khuffs) for one day and one night for the resident, and three for the traveler.'"

فَقَالَتِ ائْتِ عَلِيًّا فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنِّي فَأَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ يَمْسَحَ الْمُقِيمُ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً وَالْمُسَافِرُ ثَلاَثًا

"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What about the purification of the leather socks?' He said: 'For the traveler it is three days and nights, and for the resident it is one day and one night.'"

قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الطُّهُورُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ لِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ وَلِلْمُقِيمِ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ

I asked ʿAʿishah about wiping over the khuff (leather slippers) and she said. Ask ‘Ali, for he knows more that than me; he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I asked ‘Ali ؓ and he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿFor the traveller, three days and nights; for the one who is not travelling one day and night.ʿ A similar report was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ from The Prophet ﷺ

سَلْ عَلِيًّا فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِهَذَا مِنِّي كَانَ يُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ وَلِلْمُقِيمِ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ

I asked ʿAʿishah about wiping over the khuffain [leather slippers]. She said: Go to ‘Ali, for he knows more about that than me. So I went to ʿAli ؓ and asked him about wiping over the khuffain. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to tell us to wipe over the khuffain for one day and night, and for the traveller it is three [days and nights]. Yazeed told us: Hajjaj narrated to us and attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ.

ائْتِ عَلِيًّا فَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً وَلِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاثًا

I asked ʿA’ishah: Tell me about a man among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ whom I can ask about wiping over the khuffain. She said: Go to ‘Ali and ask him, for he stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ. So I went to ‘Ali ؓ and asked him, and he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ told us to wipe over our khifaf when we travelled.

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَخْبِرِينِيبِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَتْ ائْتِ عَلِيًّا فَسَلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَلْزَمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمَسْحِ عَلَى خِفَافِنَا إِذَا سَافَرْنَا

I asked ʿA’ishah about wiping over the khuffain (leather slippers) and she said: Ask ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ , for he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I asked him and he said: For the traveller (the khuffain in may be wiped over) for three days and nights and for the one who is not travelling one day and night. Yahya said: He - meaning Shuʿbah - used to attribute it to the Prophet ﷺ, then he stopped doing that.

سَلْ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاثَةُأَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ وَلِلْمُقِيمِ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَكَانَ يَرْفَعُهُ يَعْنِي شُعْبَةَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ

I came to ʿAʿishah ؓ to ask her about the khuffain (leather slippers). She said: Go to Ibn Abi Talib, for he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I went to him and asked him, and he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set three days and nights for the traveller and one day and night for one who is not travelling.

عَلَيْكَ بِابْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍفَاسْأَلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيَهُنَّ لِلمُسَافِرِ وَيَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً لِلمُقِيمِ

I asked ʿAʿishah ؓ about wiping over the khuffain. She said: “Ask ‘Ali, for he knows more about that than me. He used to travel with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” So I asked ‘Ali ؓ and he said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿFor one who is not travelling, one day and night; and for the traveller, three days and nights.ʿ

سَلْ عَلِيًّا فَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهَذَا مِنِّي هُوَ كَانَ يُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلْتُ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلمُقِيمِ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ وَلِلمُسَافِرِ ثَلاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ

"I asked 'Aishah about wiping over the leather socks and she said: 'Go to 'Ali and ask him, for he knows more about that than I do.' So I went to 'Ali and asked him about wiping. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah used to tell us that the resident could wipe for one day and one night, and the traveler could do so for three days.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 552)

ائْتِ عَلِيًّا فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنِّي فَأَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ؟ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ يَمْسَحَ الْمُقِيمُ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً وَالْمُسَافِرُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ»

" عَنْ شُرَيح بنِ هَانِئِ قَالَ: سألتُ عائِشَة عن المَسْح عَلَى الخُفَّيْنِ، فَقَالَت:

إِيتِ عَلِيًّا فإِنَّهُ أعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنِّى كَان يُسَافِرُ مع رسولِ الله ﷺ فَسَلهُ، فَأتَيْتُ عَلِيا فَسَألتُهُ فَقَالَ: كان رسولُ الله ﷺ يَأمُرُنَا أن يَمسَح المُقِيمُ يَومًا وَلَيلَة، وَالمُسَافِرُ ثَلاَثةَ أيام وَلَيالِيهِنَّ".

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