Hadith 117

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، وَمَالِكٍ ، وَابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، قال : قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ : رَأَيْتُكَ تَلْبَسُ هَذِهِ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ وَتَتَوَضَّأُ فِيهَا ، قال : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَلْبَسُهَا وَيَتَوَضَّأُ فِيهَا " .
´It was narrated that 'Ubaid bin Juraih said:` "I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'I see you are wearing Sibtiyyah sandals, [1] and you performed Wudu' in them.' He said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing then and performing Wudu' in them.'" [1] Made of hairless, tanned leather.
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / صفة الوضوء / 117
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: متفق عليه
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح البخاری/الوضوء 30 (166) مطولاً، اللباس 37 (5851) مطولاً، صحیح مسلم/الحج 5 (1187)، سنن ابی داود/الحج 21 (1772) مطولاً، سنن الترمذی/الشمائل 10 (74)، سنن ابن ماجہ/اللباس 34 (3626)، موطا امام مالک/الحج 9 (31)، مسند احمد 2/17، 66، 110، 138 (تحفة الأشراف: 7316) (صحیح) (یہ حدیث مکرر ہے، ملاحظہ ہو: 2761، 2953، 5245)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
117. Commentary:
➊ "Ablution in shoes" means that if shoes are being worn and they are not closed but rather are like sandals in which ablution (wudu) can be performed, then it is necessary to wash the feet.
➋ By «النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ» is meant shoes made of clean leather. Leather is tanned (dyed) and completely cleaned of hair; in this way, the leather becomes both clean and soft. Such shoes are beautiful and comfortable.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 117
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) "Subti shoes" refers to shoes made from tanned leather. They do not have hair on them. In Arabia, it was also customary to wear shoes made from leather with hair. In comparison, subti shoes were considered valuable. There is no harm in wearing them.

(2) Wars and saffron are colored fragrances. Their use on the body is not permissible for men, but it is allowed to dye the hair with them. As for the dyeing of the beard by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), for its details see Hadith: 5082, 5089, and 5118.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5246
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Some scholars, in light of these ahadith, have interpreted the prohibition of wars (aloe wood) and saffron as being for the purpose of recommendation (tanzih) rather than strict prohibition.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4210