I used to think that the bottom of the feet were more deserving of being wiped than the tops, until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the top of his feet. (Using translation from Aḥmad 737)
أَنَّ بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْمَسْحِ حَتَّى «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ ظَاهِرَهُمَا»
I used to think that the bottom of the feet were more deserving of being wiped than the tops, until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the top of his feet.
أَنَّ بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهِمَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ ظَاهِرَهُمَا
I used to think that the bottoms of the feet were more deserving of being wiped than the tops, until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the top (of his feet).
أَنَّ بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهِمَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ ظَاهِرَهُمَا
I used to think that the bottoms of the feet were more deserving of being wiped than the tops, until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping their tops.
أَنَّ بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهِمَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ ظَاهِرَهُمَا
“I always preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the upper part of them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 163)
مَا كُنْتُ أَرَى بَاطِنَ الْقَدْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَحَقَّ بِالْمَسْحِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ خُفَّيْهِ
" عَنْ علِىٍّ قالَ: لَوْ كان الدِّينُ بالرَّأي، لكَانَ باطِنُ القَدَمَيْنِ أحَقَّ بالمَسْح مِن ظَاهِرهما، وَلِكنْ رَأَيتُ رسُولَ الله ﷺ مَسَح ظَاهِرَهُمَا ".
"عن على قال: كُنْتُ أرَى أنَّ بَاطِنَ القَدَمَيْنِ - وفى لفظ: أنَّ بَاطِنَ الخُفَّيْنِ - أحَق بِالمسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهمَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ يَمَسحُ ظَاهِرَهُمَا".