What is the ruling on turning a shoe upside down so that its sole faces the sky?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on turning a shoe upside down so that its sole faces the sky, and is there any religious prohibition in this?
Answer:
There is dislike in it; people dislike this, and it may contain dirt and filth, so people dislike it. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that some ignorant people believe that turning a shoe upside down wards off the evil eye from them, and therefore they hang shoes upside down on their doors to ward off the evil eye. This is a false belief; this is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on turning a shoe upside down so that its sole faces the sky, and is there any religious prohibition in this?
Answer:
There is dislike in it; people dislike this, and it may contain dirt and filth, so people dislike it. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that some ignorant people believe that turning a shoe upside down wards off the evil eye from them, and therefore they hang shoes upside down on their doors to ward off the evil eye. This is a false belief; this is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [873 -954] ما حكم قلب الحذاء بحيث يصبح أسفلها باتجاه السماء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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