Explanation of the type of sandals the Prophet and his Companions used to pray in
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Do the sandals that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions used to pray in resemble our sandals now? Or do they resemble the known basatir and kandar?
The Shaykh:
Sandals are known in every age, and they are made of leather, or from other things, from pure materials. So sandals are known in every age, made of leather, and made from other pure materials, and one prays in them.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Leathers from impure things, such as the skin of a pig, or the skin of a dog, or the skin of a donkey, these are not prayed in, or the skins of snakes,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Do the sandals that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions used to pray in resemble our sandals now? Or do they resemble the known basatir and kandar?
The Shaykh:
Sandals are known in every age, and they are made of leather, or from other things, from pure materials. So sandals are known in every age, made of leather, and made from other pure materials, and one prays in them.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Leathers from impure things, such as the skin of a pig, or the skin of a dog, or the skin of a donkey, these are not prayed in, or the skins of snakes,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (1:00:09)
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