Sayyiduna Tariq Muharibi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) passed through the market of Dhul-Majaz and he (peace be upon him) was wearing a red garment. And he (peace be upon him) was saying, "O people, «‏‏‏‏لَا اِلٰه اِلَّا اللهُ» ‏‏‏‏ say, you will be successful." And a man was following behind him (peace be upon him) and was throwing stones at him (peace be upon him), and he made his (peace be upon him) ankles and heels bleed, and he was saying, "O people, do not obey him, for he is a great liar." I asked, "Who is this?" The people replied, "A boy from the family of Abdul Muttalib." I asked, "Who is the one following behind him and throwing stones at him?" They said, "This is Abdul Uzza, Abu Lahab." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in this hadith too there is evidence that the ankle refers to the protruding bone on both sides of the foot, because the one throwing stones came from behind, so it does not hit the foot, because the shin (from behind) prevents a thrown object from hitting the foot.

Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his blessed face towards us and said:“Straighten your rows.”He said it three times:“By Allah, you must straighten your rows, otherwise Allah will create discord among your hearts.”(Nu’man says) that (in compliance with his command) I saw that a man’s ankle would be touching his companion’s ankle, his knee with his companion’s knee, and his shoulder with his companion’s shoulder. These are the words of Waki’s narration. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this was narrated by Abu Qasim, Husayn bin Hajjaj bin Arta’ah of the Qais tribe, and ‘Ata bin Sa’ib. Abu Qasim is counted among the Kufan narrators. In this hadith, there is such evidence that removes all doubt and suspicion that the ankle is the protruding bone on the side of the foot, which the one praying can join with the ankle of the person standing next to him in prayer. Among intelligent people, it is accepted that when worshippers stand in a row, it is not possible for any of them to join the upper part of his foot with the upper part of another person’s foot; this is impossible. Therefore, what is impossible, an intelligent person does not consider it possible.

And the explanation of the evidence that when both feet are bare and not covered with leather socks, socks, etc., then it is obligatory to wash them, not to wipe over them, contrary to the statement of the Rafidah who say that wiping over the feet is obligatory, not washing them. Because if the person who wipes over the feet was fulfilling the obligation, then it would not be permissible to warn the one who leaves the more virtuous act with destruction, ruin, or the threat of Hell, whereas the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to the heels from the fire." (He, peace and blessings be upon him, said this when those performing ablution had not washed their heels properly.)

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that we returned with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah Mukarramah to Madinah Munawwarah, until when we were at a water (place or spring, etc.) on the way, the people hurried while performing ablution at the time of Asr and they were in haste. When we reached them, their heels appeared white and dry. Water had not reached them, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to the heels from the fire! Complete the ablution properly."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to the heels (left dry) from the punishment of the Fire."

This also contains evidence that one who wipes over the upper part of the feet does not fulfill the obligation, contrary to the belief of the Rafidah who say that it is not obligatory to wash the entire feet, rather it is obligatory to wipe over their upper part.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Harith bin Jaz’ Zubaidi رضي الله عنه that he heard the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم say:“There is a punishment of fire for (dry) heels and soles.”

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man performed ablution and came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he had left a spot the size of a fingernail dry on the upper part of his foot. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Go back and perform your ablution properly." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Ahmad bin Abdur Rahman bin Wahb narrated to us, he says that my uncle narrated this hadith to us in the same way.

And the statement of the correctness of Allama Matlabi’s interpretation is that the meaning of the verse is of precedence and delay, that is, «‏‏‏‏فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة المائدة ] “wash your faces, your hands, and your feet, and wipe your heads.”That is, in the verse, the mention of wiping comes before the mention of the feet, as Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud, Ibn Abbas, and ‘Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them) have said that «‏‏‏‏وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ» ‏‏‏‏“your feet up to the ankles”refers back to the command of washing.

Hazrat Abu Umamah narrates that Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) related to us a lengthy hadith about how he embraced Islam, and said: I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah, please instruct me regarding ablution (wudu)." Then he narrated a lengthy hadith, and said that (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said): "Then (the one performing ablution) washes his two feet up to the ankles according to Allah Almighty's command, so the sins of his feet come out with the water from the edges of his toes."