The Ruling on Praying in Shoes Made from the Skins of Predators and Dogs
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, in our countries, or in our country, we use some leather products in our shoes or bags, and we fear that they may be ritually impure. When are they considered ritually impure? And is it permissible to pray in shoes made from the skin of a predator or a dog? May Allah keep you safe.
Answer:
The permissible skins are the skins of animals that are edible in this life, whose consumption is permitted. If they are tanned, they become pure through tanning. As for skins that are forbidden, such as the skins of predators, the skins of snakes, and the skins of forbidden beasts of burden, these are forbidden, and it is not permissible to manufacture them for sandals or anything else, because they are forbidden. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, in our countries, or in our country, we use some leather products in our shoes or bags, and we fear that they may be ritually impure. When are they considered ritually impure? And is it permissible to pray in shoes made from the skin of a predator or a dog? May Allah keep you safe.
Answer:
The permissible skins are the skins of animals that are edible in this life, whose consumption is permitted. If they are tanned, they become pure through tanning. As for skins that are forbidden, such as the skins of predators, the skins of snakes, and the skins of forbidden beasts of burden, these are forbidden, and it is not permissible to manufacture them for sandals or anything else, because they are forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 17-08-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (23:54)
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