The ruling on praying in shoes in mosques

Question:
After this, we move on to a message sent by the listener Sulayman al-Khalil, a Sudanese resident in the Kingdom. May Allah reward you, Sulayman. He has a number of questions. In one of them, he asks about praying in shoes inside the mosques. Is this permissible? And what is your advice to the people? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The default is that praying in shoes is recommended, provided the shoes are pure and free from impurity. However, in our current time, praying in mosques in shoes leads to consequences, because mosques are now carpeted and their condition has changed from before. Consequently, praying in shoes affects the carpets and contaminates them. This differs from the past, when mosques had bare floors that were not affected by walking or praying in shoes. Now, entering mosques in shoes and praying in them has a clear impact on them. As long as this is the case, one should remove the shoes to avoid this prohibited matter. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.