❖ Prohibition of Wearing Shoes While Standing & Explanation of the Hadith ❖
Source: Ahkam wa Masail in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith, Volume 01, Page 506
❀ Question
Should shoes be worn while sitting or while standing?
Is there a specific type of shoe for which one must sit while wearing it, and another for which it may be worn while standing?
✔ Response
الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام علىٰ رسول الله، أما بعد:
In Sunan Ibn Majah, Kitab al-Libas, under the chapter Wearing Shoes While Standing, Hadith numbers 3618 and 3619 are recorded:
{عن أبی ہریرۃ قال : نَہٰی رسول اﷲ صلی الله علیہ وسلم أَنْ یَنْتَعِلَ الرَّجُلُ قَائِمًا}
{عن ابن عمر قال : نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلی الله علیہ وسلم أَنْ يَنْتَعِلَ الرَّجُلُ قَائِمًا}
Translation:
◈ Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited wearing shoes while standing.
◈ Ibn ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) also reports that the Prophet ﷺ forbade a man from wearing shoes while standing.
✿ Explanation
❀ According to this Hadith, wearing shoes while standing is prohibited.
❀ Shoes should be worn while sitting, bending down, or lying down.
❀ The Hadith does not specify any particular type of footwear — meaning, this ruling applies generally to all types of shoes.
✿ Authentication by Hadith Scholars
✔ This Hadith has been recorded in Sahih Ibn Majah, and
✔ Shaykh al-Albani (may Allah preserve him) also graded it as Sahih in Ta‘liq al-Mishkat.
✔ The renowned Hadith scholar Muhibbullah Shah Rashdi (رحمه الله) also declared this Hadith authentic in his article published in Al-I‘tisam.
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
This is what I know; and Allah knows best what is correct.
