The ruling on praying in slippers in carpeted mosques
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The questioner:
We ask Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on praying in leather sandals?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. In the hadith of Ibn Sa'd, it says, "Then pray in them after wiping them with dust." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in his sandals, and sometimes he would take them off and pray barefoot (peace and blessings be upon him). The matter is broad.
The questioner:
Now, as you mentioned, Your Eminence the Shaykh, the mosques are now carpeted, and praise be to Allah. Is it appropriate to pray in the sandals?
The Shaykh:
The most likely view, and Allah knows best, is that in this situation, one should take them off or not; so as not to dirty the carpets with the dust and dirt that sticks to the sandals, which would make people averse to praying in the mosque. This is unlike the previous time when the mosques had nothing in them but dust, sand, or gravel, for in that case, the sandals do not affect the ground.
We ask Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on praying in leather sandals?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. In the hadith of Ibn Sa'd, it says, "Then pray in them after wiping them with dust." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in his sandals, and sometimes he would take them off and pray barefoot (peace and blessings be upon him). The matter is broad.
The questioner:
Now, as you mentioned, Your Eminence the Shaykh, the mosques are now carpeted, and praise be to Allah. Is it appropriate to pray in the sandals?
The Shaykh:
The most likely view, and Allah knows best, is that in this situation, one should take them off or not; so as not to dirty the carpets with the dust and dirt that sticks to the sandals, which would make people averse to praying in the mosque. This is unlike the previous time when the mosques had nothing in them but dust, sand, or gravel, for in that case, the sandals do not affect the ground.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب الحت والقرص والعفو عن الأثر بعدهما — islamhouse.com (21:29)
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