and it is known that the Khawārij do not accept wiping over the leather socks, so this narration supports their view. Perhaps this is why some of the ḥadīth scholars, including Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr in "al-Tamhīd," rejected it. When he listed a group of Companions who wiped over the leather socks, starting with ʿUmar and ʿAlī and ending with Abū Hurayrah, he said (11/138): "And it is not narrated from others among them contrary to this; except for something that is not established from ʿĀʾishah, Ibn ʿAbbās, and Abū Hurayrah." The ḥāfiẓ commented on this in "al-Talkhīṣ" by saying (1/158): "I said: Aḥmad said: The ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah denying the wiping is not authentic, and it is false." Here are two observations that I must mention: First: Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr mentioned Abū Hurayrah among those who wiped over the leather socks; however, until now, I have not found a reliable chain of narration for this, except for what I mentioned of his narration from the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam): that he said something similar to the ḥadīth in question. Otherwise, what Ibn Abī Shaybah reported (1/184) from the route of Abān ibn ʿAbd Allāh from someone who narrated from Abū Hurayrah: that the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) wiped over the leather socks. From this route, it was reported by Aḥmad (2/358) and al-Bayhaqī (1/107) in a more complete version with the wording: A servant of Abū Hurayrah told me, he said: I heard Abū Hurayrah say: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Prepare water for me!" So I brought him water for ablution, he cleaned himself, then he put his hand in the soil and wiped it, then washed it, then performed ablution and wiped over the leather socks. I said: O Messenger of Allāh! You did not wash your feet?! He said: