Hadith 1037

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ جَدِّي أَوْسٌ أَحْيَانًا يُصَلِّي ، فَيُشِيرُ إِلَيَّ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، فَأُعْطِيهِ نَعْلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يُصَلِّي فِي نَعْلَيْهِ " .
´It was narrated that Ibn Abu Aws said:` “My grandfather, Aws, used to perform prayer, and sometimes he would make a gesture while praying, and I would give him his sandals. He said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing prayer in his sandals.’”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة / 1037
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ بہ ابن ماجہ، ( تحفة الأشراف: 1742، ومصباح الزجاجة: 372 )، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد ( 4/108 ) ( صحیح )»
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is permissible to gesture during prayer.

➋ It is permissible to put on or take off shoes during prayer.

➌ It is also permissible to pray while wearing shoes, as well as after taking them off. However, if visible impurity (najasah) is present on the shoes, then prayer is not valid while wearing such shoes until they are cleaned. If there is only dirt or the like, one should not be doubtful about it.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1037