—that he repeat the prayer while its time remains. It is permissible to wipe over the jarmūqs (leather over-boots), but no one may wipe over ordinary socks.

If, however, the socks are leather-lined and thus resemble khuffs, wiping over them is allowed. A contrary report from Mālik forbids wiping over such socks even when leather-lined, yet the first view is the sounder.

His statements likewise differ concerning a person who wears one pair of khuffs over another. One narration permits wiping the upper pair, because the rationale that justifies wiping the lower pair is present in the upper pair as well. If he wipes the upper pair, the lower pair are thereby covered; but if he then removes the upper pair he must wash his feet. Should he take off the upper pair without having wiped the lower, he is like someone who has removed his khuffs entirely without washing his feet—the ruling on that has already been explained.

If the back of one’s heel slips out of the khuff up to the shin, no harm is done. If, however, the whole foot—or most of it—comes out, he must remove both khuffs and wash his feet. This is the well-known position in Mālik’s school, although Ashhab relates from him that he should wash only the foot in question.