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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Removing sandals when visiting graves

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it better to remove one's sandals when visiting graves?

Answer:
No, he walks in his sandals, but he does not walk on the graves; he walks between the graves. There is nothing wrong with wearing sandals. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (56:47)

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