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Can you perform wudhu by wiping over socks?

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Yes, it is permissible in the Hanbali school if conditions are met, but other schools differ, making it a matter of differing scholarly opinion. wudhu, socks, hanbali, fiqh, difference of opinion, purification https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OHrJTEkKI2M
So in the Hanbali madhab, it will be permissible to wipe over cotton socks as long as certain criteria such as they cover the entire feet and so on are met. According to the other madhab, it wouldn't be allowed. So there is a difference of opinion based on the hadith.
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