• And I heard Ishaq—another time—saying: "If he intends to wipe over the two leather socks, he should wipe their top and their bottom, due to what:

278 - Al-Walid ibn Muslim informed us, from Thawr ibn Yazid, from Raja' ibn Haywah, from the scribe of al-Mughirah, from al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah, that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) wiped the top and bottom of his two leather socks."

• Ishaq said: "This is the opinion of Malik and the people of the Hijaz, and some of the people of Iraq adopted it. As for those who see [it permissible to wipe] only the top, their evidence is what we mentioned regarding Qays ibn Sa'd, as he was seen on the bank of the Tigris wiping his two leather socks, and the trace of the fingers was seen on the top of the two leather socks. That is not conclusive, because he who wipes the top and bottom also makes the wiping of the top with the lines of the fingers. It has been authenticated that Ibn 'Umar wiped the top and bottom of them, and al-Zuhri adopted this and said: 'It is the Sunnah.'"

279 - Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Abu Rawh informed me that he saw Ibn al-Mubarak wiping the top and bottom of his two leather socks(1).

280 - Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Bakr informed us, saying: Ibn Jurayj informed us, saying: I said to Nafi': "How did Ibn 'Umar wipe over his two leather socks?" He said: "Their tops and their bottoms with his palms. I saw him do that; he was invited to a funeral, so he performed ablution and wiped over them."