Ali رضي الله عنه Deen Isn’t Based On Reason
This statement did come up in one of the discussions but instead of discussing this statement, Ghamidi Sahab explained the whole logic and rationale behind masah of socks i.e. it being a tamsil / reminder of purity (just like tayammum), not an actual act of purity. It follows obviously that associating such statement with Hazrat Ali(rta) is not appropriate.