Is it recommended for one who takes care of his sandals to pray in them?

Question:
Is it recommended for one who takes care of his sandals to pray in them?

Answer:
If there is no harm, no filth, and no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from dirtying the carpets, but now fitnah occurs with them, along with some evil and the negligence of most people in entering mosques with their sandals and leather shoes, resulting in fitnah, dispute, disparagement, and dirt, and the best these can be is that they are recommended (mustahabb), then one should not adhere to them while there is something worse than them. One should not adhere to something recommended while there is something that is evil for everyone and drives people away.
Q: In contrast, this sunnah (recommended practice) has now been forgotten, and people have come to deny it, even in the open, if someone prays in his sandals?
A: No, in the open it is fine. In some mosques there is dust, and there is nothing wrong if one takes care of them and encourages his brothers to take care of them and urges them to be careful... they take care of them, and they are taught just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the Companions.