Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #29693

Ibn Abi Umar told us, Sufyan told us, on the authority of Asim bin Abi Al-Najjoud, on the authority of Zirr bin Hubaysh, he said, I came to Safwan bin Assal Al-Muradi. I ask him about wiping over the socks, and he said, “What has brought you, O Zirr?” I said, “seeking knowledge.” He said, “The angels lower their wings.” To the seeker of knowledge who is satisfied with what he seeks. I said that it hurt my chest to wipe over the socks after defecating and urinating, and I was a woman of Companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, so I came to ask you, did you hear him mention anything about that? He said, yes, he used to order us when we were on a journey or were traveling. That we do not remove our socks for three days and their nights, except for ritual impurity, but also for defecation, urination, and sleep. So I said, “Did you hear him mention?” Something about passion. He said, “Yes, we were with the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, on a journey, and while we were with him, a Bedouin called out to him in a loud voice, ‘Oh! Muhammad. Then the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, answered him with a voice similar to his voice, “Ha’um.” And we said to him, “Woe to you, lower your voice, for you are with the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him.” He said, “You have been forbidden from this.” He said, “By God, I will not turn a blind eye.” The Bedouin said, “A man loves people when he joins them.” He said: The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “A person will be with those he loves on the Day of Resurrection.” He continued speaking to us until he mentioned a chapter from before the Maghrib, the course of his presentation. Or the rider travels as fast as he can for forty or seventy years. Sufyan said, “Before the Levant, God created it on the day He created the heavens.” And the earth is open, meaning for repentance, and it will not be closed until the sun rises from it.” Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith.