Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Shikhkhir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: While leading us in prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took off his sandals; he was in the state of prayer at the time. The people in the row behind him also took off their sandals, and the people in the row behind them also took off their sandals. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the prayer, he asked: Why did you take off your sandals? The people submitted: O Messenger of Allah! You took them off, so the row after you took them off, and so we took ours off too. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jibril came to me and mentioned that there was filth on my sandals, so I took them off. Offer prayer in your sandals!
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, al-Rabi' bin Badr, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 2261
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف، اس کے راوی ربیع بن بدر کے ضعیف ہونے کی وجہ سے۔