What is the ruling on placing a shoe as a sutrah for prayer?

The questioner : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on placing a shoe as a sutrah for the one praying?

The Shaykh : The sutrah for the one praying is permissible with anything, even if it is an arrow, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): In fact, the scholars said: It is possible to use a thread or the edge of a prayer mat as a barrier. Indeed, it came in a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) All of this indicates that the sutrah is not required to be large; rather, it is sufficient to have whatever indicates covering. There is no doubt that shoes have a body and are large and distinct. However, I see that it is not befitting to make them a sutrah for oneself, because shoes are considered disgusting in custom, and it is not befitting to have them in front of you while you are standing before Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the one praying from spitting in front of him, meaning spitting phlegm in front of him. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) explained the reason for this: So what I see is that it is not befitting for a person to make the two shoes a sutrah for himself, because they are disgusting in the custom of people, and it is not befitting to place something disgusting in the custom of people in front of oneself while conversing with Allah (Mighty and Majestic).