What is the ruling on praying in sandals?
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Question:
What is the ruling on praying in sandals?
Answer:
There is no harm in it; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in his sandals.
Q: Is it a contradiction of the Jews?
The Shaykh: Yes, he said: But regarding the carpets in the mosques, most people do not care; they dirty the mosques. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed wearing sandals and prayed barefoot. As for when one fears dirtying the mosques... because most people generally do not care.
Q: Regarding the first hadith, one would have sandals for the bathroom and sandals for the mosque. Can I, meaning, take new sandals for the mosque and wear new sandals?
The Shaykh: It is not obligatory, but if he comes to enter the mosque, he should inspect them and observe them; there is no harm.
Q: Is there no harm in a person praying wearing sandals or not wearing sandals?
The Shaykh: There is no harm, if the mosque is carpeted and he does not dirty it for the people or repel them from the mosque.
What is the ruling on praying in sandals?
Answer:
There is no harm in it; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in his sandals.
Q: Is it a contradiction of the Jews?
The Shaykh: Yes, he said:
Pray in your sandals and contradict them
صلوا في نعالكم خالفوهمQ: Regarding the first hadith, one would have sandals for the bathroom and sandals for the mosque. Can I, meaning, take new sandals for the mosque and wear new sandals?
The Shaykh: It is not obligatory, but if he comes to enter the mosque, he should inspect them and observe them; there is no harm.
Q: Is there no harm in a person praying wearing sandals or not wearing sandals?
The Shaykh: There is no harm, if the mosque is carpeted and he does not dirty it for the people or repel them from the mosque.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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