and Shaykh al-Islām acted upon it during some of his travels. He said (21/215): "When I traveled by post, we were urged to hasten, and the period for wiping [over the socks] had ended. It was not possible to remove [the socks] and perform ablution without separating from the group or delaying them in a way that would cause them harm by stopping. I was inclined to believe that there is no time limit in cases of necessity, as we said regarding the splint. I interpreted the ḥadīth of ʿUmar and his statement to ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir: 'You have followed the sunnah' in this way to reconcile the reports. Then I found it explicitly stated in 'Maghāzī Ibn ʿĀʾidh' that he had traveled by post—just as I did—when Damascus was conquered... so I praised Allāh for the agreement, (he said): and it is a very beneficial issue." I said: Indeed, he spoke the truth, may Allāh have mercy on him, and it is one of the rare insights of his fiqh. May Allāh reward him on our behalf with the best reward. Shaykh ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn al-Murādī reported in his book 'al-Inṣāf' (1/176) that Shaykh al-Islām said in 'al-Ikhtiyārāt': "The period for wiping is not restricted for a traveler who finds it difficult to engage in removing and wearing [socks], like the courier equipped for the benefit of the Muslims." And he affirmed it. It is in 'al-Ikhtiyārāt' (p. 15) individually.

"And who commanded you to torture yourself?! Fast the month of patience, and one day from each month." I said: "Increase for me." He said: "Fast the month of patience, and two days from each month." I said: "Increase for me, I find strength." He said: "Fast the month of patience and three days from each month." It was recorded by al-Bukhārī in 'al-Tārīkh al-Kabīr' (4/1/238-239), al-Tayālisī in 'Musnad' (31), and al-Ṭabarānī in 'al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr' (19/194/No. 435) from Ḥammād ibn Yazīd ibn Muslim: Muʿāwiyah ibn Qurrah narrated to us from Kahmas al-Hilālī who said: