Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Salim ibn Abdullah said: Abdullah ibn Umar used to do so, that is to say, he would cut the shoes of a woman who put on ihram; then Safiyyah, daughter of Abu Ubayd, reported to him that Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated to her that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave licence to women in respect of the shoes (i. e. women are not required to cut the shoes). He, therefore, abandoned it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1831. Commentary:
➊ This concession is available not only to women but also to men, however, in a state of excuse.
➋ For a lover of the Messenger, it is not possible that he receives any guidance from the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and then persists in his own opinion.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1831