Wiping over cotton socks

As salamu alaykum everyone. I have had this question for years and I researched so much yet I still can’t settle on one ruling/opinion. I know there are different opinions in different madhabs over this issue, and my madhab (Hannafi) is known to be pretty strict over this specific issue with conditions that usually todays standard cotton socks don’t meet. I’ve attached this video where Sheikh (at 5:32) says that that the concept that socks/whatever we are wiping on, has to be thick and made of leather isn’t authentic? Meanwhile I’ve read so many writings where they state the opposite and my brain is all mush now. Since I find this possibility of wiping over something instead of washing the feet really convenient and helpful, especially when out and about, I would very much like to apply it in my life. The issue however is that, as I’ve stated, most of the things I follow in islam are of Hannafi madhab since I was raised in it, and I understand that blindly following a single madhab isn’t a must or even recommendable, and I wouldn’t like that, and I would take any ruling contrary to my madhabs if there is stronger evidence. But thee reason I’m mentioning my madhab is, in this case, even after researching a lot, I still can’t understand where the evidence is stronger, so I’m afraid of being a pick and chooser of more lenient rulings, those according to my likings, which usually come from different madhabs, so even though there’s lots of opinions both pro and against this topic, I’m afraid to step out of my madhab even if I would obviously like to because of the convenience. So reason why I’m posting this is hoping I can get some opinions, from someone of knowledge who can state evidence both for and against this or/and conclude which one is stronger, so I can finally decide which side to follow and never think about this issue again. If the evidence against is stronger I would deal with it and keep following my madhab and only wipe over thick and waterproof material, and if it was weaker I would obviously be happier but my ultimate goal with this post is to just be able to ease my mind, settle on a ruling and stop thinking about it, because anyways pleasing Allah swt and not being sinful for this is the most important, no matter if the ruling I must end up following was stricter or more lenient. submitted by /u/KatarinaFOREVER [link] [comments]

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