The hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the deceased

The questioner : The hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the deceased: and the hadith of the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the one who was wearing the two sandals Is there an apparent contradiction between these two hadiths, and how do we reconcile them?

The Shaykh : There is no contradiction, naturally, because as you see today, and before today, and until Allah wills, most Muslims do not adhere to this ruling, just as they do not adhere to many other rulings. They visit the graveyards wearing their sandals, whereas he (peace and blessings be upon him) is informing that the deceased, when placed in his grave, hears the clatter of these sandals. So this is an information about a matter that occurs with many people or few people; it does not imply a legislative ruling, but rather it is information about the state of this deceased when he is placed in the grave. The legislation is taken from the second hadith: , so this is speech directed to that one who was walking in his sandals between the graves, commanding him to take off his sandals. There is no disagreement between this and that, just like , this is information about what will happen. As for whether this is prescribed or not prescribed? Then its ruling is taken from other hadiths that prohibit exaggeration in lengthening buildings and exaggeration in accumulating household goods, as in the hadith of Muslim , so there is absolutely no contradiction between the two hadiths.