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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب الصَّلاَةِ فِي النَّعْلِChapter: Praying In Sandals.
Hadith 652
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّمْلِيِّ ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " خَالِفُوا الْيَهُودَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُصَلُّونَ فِي نِعَالِهِمْ وَلَا خِفَافِهِمْ " .
Narrated Aws ibn Thabit al-Ansari: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Act differently from the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals or their shoes.
Brief Explanation
It is permissible to pray both while wearing shoes and after removing them. If one is wearing shoes, it is a condition that they be pure. Praying in shoes, in the light of the ahadith, is a valid practice. It has no connection to any increase or decrease in reward. Opposition to the People of the Book and the polytheists is in those matters which the Islamic Shari‘ah has explicitly mentioned or which are their specific religious or national symbols. Among us, the aforementioned issue and some other such matters have become neglected. For the revival of these sunnahs, it is first necessary—on the basis of «ادع إلىٰ سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة» (Surah an-Nahl, verse 125)—to cultivate a motivation of love for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his sunnah, so that the ignorant people do not become alienated from the religion and from the true scholars.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
652. Commentary:
➊ It is understood from this that performing prayer (salah) while wearing shoes is permissible.
➋ Opposition to the People of the Book and polytheists is in those matters which have been explicitly stated by Islamic law (shari‘ah) or which are their specific religious or national symbols.
➌ Among us, the aforementioned issue and some other similar matters have become neglected. For the revival of these sunnahs, it is necessary to cultivate a motivation for love of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his sunnah on the basis of «ادع الي سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموءعظة الحسنه» [النحل : 125], so that the unlearned people do not become alienated from the religion and from the true scholars.
➊ It is understood from this that performing prayer (salah) while wearing shoes is permissible.
➋ Opposition to the People of the Book and polytheists is in those matters which have been explicitly stated by Islamic law (shari‘ah) or which are their specific religious or national symbols.
➌ Among us, the aforementioned issue and some other similar matters have become neglected. For the revival of these sunnahs, it is necessary to cultivate a motivation for love of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and his sunnah on the basis of «ادع الي سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموءعظة الحسنه» [النحل : 125], so that the unlearned people do not become alienated from the religion and from the true scholars.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 652
