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Br. Faqir, in that paste you provided it says that according to the Hanbalis, it's ok to make Masah on normal socks because normal socks nowadays are not transparent/translucent i.e. you can't see the underlying skin.

But in the book in the first post, this is what is mentioned about the Hambali Mazhab:

Imaam Ahmad states regarding masah on such socks which do not have a (leather) sole: “If a person is able to walk in them and they remain firm on the feet (without anything to fasten them), then in this case performing masah upon them will be permissible.” On another occasion Imaam Ahmad stated: “It is permissible to make masah on socks provided it remains firmly attached to the feet.” In yet another place he (Imaam Ahmad ) states: “If a person walks with socks, without it slipping off the foreleg and falling to the ankles, then it is permissible to make masah on them, because if they are not firmly attached to the feet and continuously fall, the place of Wudhu will become exposed (rendering the masah invalid).”

Imaam Ahmad does not consider it necessary for the socks to be Mujallad. (i.e. entirely covered in leather.) However, he does deem it imperative that the socks be of a tough and durable nature where one can continuously walk in them.

Imaam Ahmad was once asked regarding the one who performs masah on a sock made from pieces of thin cloth. He (Imaam Ahmad ) did not approve of it. He once said: “Masah is impermissible on the socks unless it is thick (tough) and stands upright on the feet without falling, as is the case with the Khuff (leather sock). The Sahaabah  only made masah on the socks due to it resembling the Khuff in this way that a person would be able to continuously walk in them (without them tearing). And it is impermissible to make masah on pieces of thin cloth.” This has been clearly recorded from Imaam Ahmad .

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So can we say that normal socks nowadays are thick enough according to the Hanbalis because a person is able to walk in them and they stay firmly attached to the feet? I guess so...But do the modern day normal socks come under the category of pieces of thin cloth which are impermissible according to Imam Ahmad? I guess not....

I guess the Maliki Madhab in this socks issue is the strictest because they only permit on all leather socks or they must at least be covered in leather.