Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinate, then perform ablution and wipe over his leather socks

عن إبراهيم النخعي عن همام بن الحارث قال: بال جرير ثم توضأ ومسح على خفيه، فقيل: تفعل هذا؟ فقال: نعم، رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بال، ثم توضأ ومسح على خفيه. قال إبراهيم: كان يعجبهم هذا الحديث لأن إسلام جرير، كان بعد نزول المائدة.

Translation

Ibrāhīm an-Nakha‘i reported that Hammām ibn al-Hārith said: Jarīr once urinated, then performed ablution and wiped over his leather socks. Someone said to him: Are you really doing this? He replied: Yes. I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinate, then perform ablution and wipe over his leather socks. Al-A‘mash said: Ibrāhīm remarked: They liked this Hadīth because Jarir embraced Islam after the revelation of Surat al-Mā’idah.

Explanation

Jarīr ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) urinated, then performed ablution and was content with wiping over his leather socks without washing his feet. Those around him said: Are you really doing this?! He replied: Yes, I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) urinate, then perform ablution and wipe over his leather socks.

Jarīr had embraced Islam late after the revelation of Surat al-Mā’idah, which contains the verse of ablution—indicating that wiping over the leather socks was not abrogated by that verse.

Source

صحيح البخاري (1/ 87) (387)، صحيح مسلم (1/ 227) (272)، البحر المحيط الثجاج في شرح صحيح الإمام مسلم بن الحجاج (7/ 39).
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