Answered by Shaykh Umer Mian
Question: Assalam’aleykum
I was following an understanding of Islam outside of the four sunni schools of law. Now I am following the hanafi school. Do I need to repeat my past prayers? I was also wiping over normal socks for wudu.
Answer: Wa alaikum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
As long as one’s prayers were performed correctly according to one of the four Sunni schools of fiqh (i.e. Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, or Hanbali), the prayers would not have to be made up. With regards to the ruling on wiping over normal socks, you should consult a Hanbali scholar, as the Hanbali school is the most permissive on this issue.
Please see:
A Reader on Following Schools of Thought (Madhabs)
Do the Differences Between the Legal Schools Render Our Worship Full of Errors?
Repeating Prayers in Maliki School for Not Doing “Dalk” in Wudu
Must I Repeat Prayers Behind an Imam With a Short Beard or Bare Head?
Wiping over Knitted Socks During Ablution (Wudu)
Wassalam,
Umer