The hadith regarding removing the shoes of the Sabbath: it was said to be for the sake of the graves, and it was said to be for the shoes themselves. What is the stronger position?
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The questioner : A hadith was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man wearing the shoes of the Sabbath in the graveyards, so he called out to him and said: Imam Ibn al-Qayyim interpreted this as a prohibition against wearing shoes between the graves, while some scholars said it is specific to these shoes. What is the stronger position in this matter?
The Shaykh : No, the stronger position is the first one.
The questioner : That it is general?
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that a person should not walk with shoes between the graves.
The questioner : Now, Shaykh, if we are in a town and I take off my shoes, would I be the only person in the entire town walking barefoot between the graveyards?
The Shaykh : Look, between the graves, not in the graveyard.
The questioner : In the places between the graves?
The Shaykh : No, sometimes there is a street in the graveyard.
The student: And that is the same.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong with that; this is not between the graves.
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with this?
The Shaykh : No, no, because the street separates these from those. The point is between one grave and another.
O owner of the two Sabbaths, remove your Sabbath shoes.
يا صاحب السبتين اخلع سبتيتكThe Shaykh : No, the stronger position is the first one.
The questioner : That it is general?
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that a person should not walk with shoes between the graves.
The questioner : Now, Shaykh, if we are in a town and I take off my shoes, would I be the only person in the entire town walking barefoot between the graveyards?
The Shaykh : Look, between the graves, not in the graveyard.
The questioner : In the places between the graves?
The Shaykh : No, sometimes there is a street in the graveyard.
The student: And that is the same.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong with that; this is not between the graves.
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with this?
The Shaykh : No, no, because the street separates these from those. The point is between one grave and another.