Masah on compression socks
| Fatwa #1354 | Category: Tahaarah (Purity) | Country: Zambia | Date: 6th February 2025 |
| Fatwa #1354 | Date: 6th February 2025 |
| Category: Tahaarah (Purity) | |
| Country: Zambia | |
Question
My mother in law is travelling and is old and has really bad blood flow to her lower part of the body.
She wears compression socks to help keep her blood flowing properly whilst she travels (car and airline). They are very difficult to put on and take off so she has them on throughout her journey.
Unfortunately we can’t find her leather socks and she is travelling in half an hour.
Would it be ja’iz for her to do masah over her compression socks?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Masah is only valid on leather socks or socks which fulfil certain conditions. If compression socks fulfil those conditions, then masah will be valid. If not, then it is necessary to cater for wudhu by wearing certified wudhu socks over the compression socks.
Kindly refer to the link below outlining the requirements for masah on non-leather socks.
https://daruliftaazambia.com/fatwa/?id=470
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia