Wiping over Nylon Socks

Question

Nowadays everyone wears nylon socks. Do they have the status of khuffayn? Among them there is one high-quality kind in which a drop of water is absorbed, but the moisture does not go inside. In any case, what is the ruling on wiping over it?

Answer

If no [part of the] skin of the foot is visible through them, water does not seep [through them], and wearing them one can walk at least one farsakh without shoes and the like, then wiping over them is valid; otherwise not. [ar]أو جوربيه ولو من غزل أو شعر الثخينين بحيث يمشي فرسخاً ويثبت على الساق بنفسه ولا يرى ما تحته ولا يشف[/ar] “…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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