Chapter on the Description of Ablution and Its Obligations
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 16
عَنْهُ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلنُّعْمَانِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْوَرْدِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ أَبَا ظَبْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ رَأَى عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَرَاقَ اَلْمَاءَ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ عَلَى اَلْخُفَّيْنِ فَقَالَ« كَذَبَ أَبُو ظَبْيَانَ أَ مَا بَلَغَكُمْ قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِيكُمْ« سَبَقَ اَلْكِتَابُ اَلْخُفَّيْنِ»» فَقُلْتُ هَلْ فِيهَا رُخْصَةٌ فَقَالَ« لاَ إِلاَّ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ تَتَّقِيهِ أَوْ ثَلْجٍ تَخَافُ عَلَى رِجْلَيْكَ».
Fadala narrated from Hammad ibn Uthman, from Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man, from Abu al-Ward:
I said to Abu Ja'far عليه السلام: “Abu Dhubyan told me that he saw (Imam) Ali عليه السلام relieve himself and then wipe over his leather socks (khuffayn).” Abu Ja'far عليه السلام replied: "Abu Dhubyan has lied! Have you not heard the statement of (Imam) Ali عليه السلام among you: 'The Book has preceded the ruling on leather socks'?" I asked: "Is there any allowance for it (wiping over the leather socks)?" Imam عليه السلام said: "No, except in the case of fearing an enemy or extreme cold that may harm your feet."
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 384
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