with cutting them. Safiyyah said: "When I informed him of this, he retracted." Abu Hafs narrated in his "Sharh" with his chain of authority from Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf that he performed circumambulation (tawaf) while wearing khuffayn (leather socks). Umar said to him: "Khuffayn along with the qaba' (outer garment)!" He replied: "I have worn them with someone who is better than you," meaning the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It is possible that the command to cut them was abrogated, for Amr ibn Dinar narrated both hadiths and said: "Look at which of them came first." Al-Daraqutni said that Abu Bakr al-Naysaburi said: "The hadith of Ibn Umar came first, for it is mentioned in some of its narrations that he said: 'A man called out to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was in the mosque,' meaning in Medina, so it is as if it occurred before ihram." In the hadith of Ibn Abbas, he says: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) delivering a sermon at Arafat, saying: 'Whoever does not find sandals, let him wear khuffayn.'" This indicates that it came after the hadith of Ibn Umar, and thus it would be an abrogation of it. Furthermore, if cutting them were obligatory, he would have clarified it to the people, as it is not permitted to delay a clarification from the time when there is a need for it. The meaning understood from the absolute phrasing of the hadith is to wear them in their original state without cutting, although cutting them is better as a way to act upon the authentic hadith, to avoid disagreement, and to take the path of precaution.

Section: If one wears the cut khuffayn while having the ability to find sandals, he must offer a fidyah (expiation), and it is not permissible for him to wear them. Ahmad explicitly stated this, and Malik held this same view. Abu Hanifah said: "There is no fidyah upon him, for if wearing them were forbidden and entailed a fidyah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would not have commanded that they be cut, due to the lack of benefit in doing so." From al-Shafi'i, both positions have been reported. Our argument is that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) conditioned the permissibility of wearing them on the absence of sandals. This proves that it is not permissible to wear them when sandals are present. Moreover, they are sewn to fit a limb, so a fidyah is obligatory upon the Muhrim (pilgrim in ihram) for wearing them, just like gloves.