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Our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, wore different types of leather socks.
One day when he and some of his companions were in a wooded area he took off his leather socks and placed them to one side. After a while he put his right sock on and was about to put on the left one when a crow swooped down, flew away with it and then dropped it. Unobserved by everyone, a snake had found its way into the sock and when the crow dropped the sock the snake fell out. The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, praised Allah and from that time onward warned that socks should be checked before putting them on.
There were occasions when, after the Prophet had made wudu he put on a pair of leather socks. When the next time for prayer arrived and it was necessary for him to renew his ablution, he did not remove his socks but wiped his damped hands over the top of them.
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