The Ruling on Wearing Sandals and Going Barefoot at Times
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The questioner:
If one wears sandals, is it recommended, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes, wearing sandals is recommended, just as the Prophet wore sandals, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not… be arrogant,"
The questioner:
And is it established that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes wore sandals and sometimes went barefoot?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he sometimes went barefoot, and you are upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), so there is no harm in going barefoot if one does so occasionally, so that the man becomes accustomed to it,
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
so that luxury does not become his constant habit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
If one wears sandals, is it recommended, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Yes, wearing sandals is recommended, just as the Prophet wore sandals, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not…
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يزال الرجل راكبا منThe questioner:
And is it established that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes wore sandals and sometimes went barefoot?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he sometimes went barefoot, and you are upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), so there is no harm in going barefoot if one does so occasionally, so that the man becomes accustomed to it,
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
so that luxury does not become his constant habit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
Source
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