English
And from Ali, Allah be pleased with him, who said: "If religion were based on personal opinion, the bottom of the sock would be more appropriate for wiping than the top, but I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wipe over the top of his socks." [Narrated by Abu Dawood with a Sahih chain, and Al-Darami narrated similarly]
According to Al-Talkhis, its chain of narration is authentic.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 162 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 525 (unverified) 85% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 525
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.