If you find a shoe turned upside down, is it obligatory for you to turn it back?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : If you find a shoe turned upside down, is it obligatory for you to turn it back?
The Shaykh : This issue is disliked among people, meaning that the shoe is turned over on its back. The common people say that it is not fitting for the sole of the shoe to face the sky. However, I do not know of any Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. Therefore, we do not turn the shoe back to its natural position if we find it upside down; rather, we leave it as it is. If we turn it over so that its outer surface is not spoiled by touching the ground, that is a matter pertaining to financial issues, not to acts of worship.
The Shaykh : This issue is disliked among people, meaning that the shoe is turned over on its back. The common people say that it is not fitting for the sole of the shoe to face the sky. However, I do not know of any Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. Therefore, we do not turn the shoe back to its natural position if we find it upside down; rather, we leave it as it is. If we turn it over so that its outer surface is not spoiled by touching the ground, that is a matter pertaining to financial issues, not to acts of worship.