I have a question about footwear

[JustaQuestion]

Is it Sunnah to wear sandals? I notice alot of people at basically every Mosque wear sandals, and I'm wondering if it's Sunnah. I'm also thinking that maybe it's a Cultural thing from Asia and the Middle East, and since I'm European, I'm worried that they'll view me as trying to copy a culture or something like that.


So, is it Sunnah to wear sandals, since the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wore sandals?




I know this is a silly question, but it's just something I've been thinking about, and some non-Muslims asked about it too.


Thanks for any info.

[dhakiyya]

well Muhammad :saw: did wear sandals - but that doesn't mean that its compulsory. Suppose its minus ten degrees outside? Imitating things like this that the Prophet :saw: did out of love for him is good and there is blessing in it, but they're not compulsory. The beard is different because the Prophet :saw: commanded the Muslims to grow their beard and trim their moustache. I hope inshaAllah someone can explain this issue more clearly than me.

Also, you don't say if you are a brother or sister - if you are a sister, three of the four madhabs consider feet as awra for women so would not permit sandals at all. The fourth (Maliki I think) would permit sandals, but they would be optional.

[Ibrahim70]

Also, you don't say if you are a brother or sister - if you are a sister, three of the four madhabs consider feet as awra for women so would not permit sandals at all. The fourth (Maliki I think) would permit sandals, but they would be optional.

OK, so if a Sister follows the Maliki madhab, and had ummmmmmmm manky toenails (!) is it permissable for her to wear toe-nail polish to hide any marks on her nails or is this seen as a way of attracting mens gazes to her feet, and so is non advisable?

The reason I ask is that Ive seen Sisters with painted toenails, high heels and in Jilbab and Hijab so was just wondering.

[dhakiyya]

lol I have no idea, ask a Maliki scholar! Al Ghazalli knows about the maliki madhab, if he gets a chance he might be able to answer this one inshaAllah. Unless I'm wrong and its not malikis but some other madhab that says that? lol

[Hiking]

:rofl1: @ manky

What kind of footwear did the women wear in those times?

[urban_rose]

Hanafis dont say that the feet is awrah :scratch: At least i dont think they do....isnt it only one madhab which says that?

[dhakiyya]

I could be getting all my madhabs mixed up......

also there are often more than one opinion on some issues even within the same madhab, so I'm told.

[haraam]

OK, so if a Sister follows the Maliki madhab, and had ummmmmmmm manky toenails (!) is it permissable for her to wear toe-nail polish to hide any marks on her nails or is this seen as a way of attracting mens gazes to her feet, and so is non advisable?

The reason I ask is that Ive seen Sisters with painted toenails, high heels and in Jilbab and Hijab so was just wondering.

Nailpolish is haraam because it doesnt allot water to penetrate through and so your ghusl/wudhu is not counted

also if you die in that state....just imagine..instead of people giving you ghusl they are removing the nail polish so you are able to have ghusl...

It's not a good thing to wear nail polish fullstop.

[JustaQuestion]

well Muhammad :saw: did wear sandals - but that doesn't mean that its compulsory. Suppose its minus ten degrees outside? Imitating things like this that the Prophet :saw: did out of love for him is good and there is blessing in it, but they're not compulsory. The beard is different because the Prophet :saw: commanded the Muslims to grow their beard and trim their moustache. I hope inshaAllah someone can explain this issue more clearly than me.

Also, you don't say if you are a brother or sister - if you are a sister, three of the four madhabs consider feet as awra for women so would not permit sandals at all. The fourth (Maliki I think) would permit sandals, but they would be optional.


I'm a brother, sorry about the confusion.

Also, I've read that we're not allowed to wipe over cotton socks for wudu, and that's another reason to wear sandals. Not to mention it's easier to take off for salaah.

[Unregisterede4r]

I thought it was Hanafi who said sandals are permitted for women :scratch:

[dhakiyya]

I would advise brother, if you want to wear sandals, then wear them inshaAllah. If you are wearing them because the Prophet :saw: did out of love for him there is blessing in that, I was told mashaAllah (by a scholar). So long as you're not thinking/saying that everyone should wear them (cause neither of us is a mufti/qualified to say this or know if its the case). I don't think anyone would say you're copying their culture, my husband wears sandals to the masjid - we live in Saudi - everyone else wears them and its cause of the climate and like you say easy to get on and off for entering the masjid and doing wudhu. My husband is western in ethnic origin and a revert and not once has anyone suggested there was anything wrong with him wearing sandals to the masjid mashaAllah. And he wears them other places too, cause of the climate here.

[.: Anna :.]

yes its a hanafi opinion not maliki

[Danniella]

Why aren't women allowed to wear sandals?

[dhakiyya]

okay Anna :up: thanks for confirming that.

Danniella - the reason some scholars say women shouldn't wear sandals is because they consider that the feet is awra - i.e. private. Women are supposed to cover everything except their hands and face according to most scholars, and sandals don't cover the feet properly. As Anna said though, hanafi scholars say they don't need to cover their feet, so they would say sandals are okay. Please note that this only covers what a woman wears in public - at home she can wear sandals whatever scholarly opinion she follows.

[Ibrahim70]

Nailpolish is haraam because it doesnt allot water to penetrate through and so your ghusl/wudhu is not counted

also if you die in that state....just imagine..instead of people giving you ghusl they are removing the nail polish so you are able to have ghusl...

It's not a good thing to wear nail polish fullstop.

:jkk: for the reply, I will make sure I dont tart up my toenails from now on :up:

[.: Anna :.]

About the sandals etc, within the other madhahib i think they can wear them aswell as long as their abayah is gna be covering their feet? so then it will not actually show. i dnt know definately bc i am hanafi neway, but i heard that..

[`asiya]

Trailing the Hem of a Garment for a Woman Hadeeth No. 460 from Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah

"On the authority of Umm Salamah : that when the Messenger of Allaah -SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said what he said about trailing the hem of a garment for the woman.

Umm Salamah mentions: then I asked: O Messenger of Allaah! How should we trail the hem of a garment? He said: Trail it by a hand span. Umm Salamah said: But the feet become uncovered! Then he said: Then trail it a forearms length."

In this hadeeth there is a proof showing that the feet of a woman are 'Awrah (i.e. those parts of the body that must be covered) and this was a matter that was well known amongst the women at the time of the Prophet sall'Allaahu alayhi wasallam.

Since, when the Prophet said: 'Trail it by a hand span,' Umm Salaamah said: "Then the feet become uncovered" and from this, one feels that she knew that the feet are from the 'Awrah. It is not permissible to uncover them and the Prophet - SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - reaffirmed that for her and that is why he commanded her to trail her garment a forearm's length.

In the Noble Qur'aan there is a reference to this fact and that is the saying of Allaah Ta'aala: ((And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment )) Soorah Noor: 31

a question regarding trailing the hem of the Hijaab for the woman: "Is it a condition that it should trail by a hand span or a forearm's length?"

The shaykh answered by saying: "This condition is if the clothing of a woman was like the clothing of the women in the past, i.e. because the women before used to only wear a Kamees (long dress) i.e. like a thobe. This means they did not wear a sirwaal (like pyjamas) nor socks, nor anything that would cover her shins nor her feet, except this long kamees which used to be dragged along the floor, which is generally known as the Abaya. Nowadays if a woman wears socks or perhaps a long sirwaal, even though this is not common, then it is sufficient for the jilbaab to cover the top of her feet.

It is not necessary for the hem of the garment to be dragging along the floor except in the situation when she cannot find, from her clothing, the likes of a sirwaal or socks etc. because, verily the Messenger - alayhis sallam- ordered her to lengthen her garment fearing that anything of the 'Awrah of her feet or shins be uncovered. So, if they are covered with clothing or socks and over the top of them is the long Jilbaab then it is not necessary, in this situation, for the hem of the garment to be dragging along the floor.

Questioner: May Allaah reward you The Shaykh: May Allaah preserve you.

So it is understood that there is no problem if the shoes become uncovered or some of the socks are shown?

The Shaykh: No, I said to you that the Jilbaab should cover the top of the feet. Then you also mentioned shoes, the condition for the shoes is that they shouldn't be decorated, because nowadays most women's shoes are decorated. Questioner: May Allaah reward you

The Shaykh: May Allaah preserve you. Taken from 'silsilat Huda wa noor' shaykh al Albaani

************************************************** ********

Ruling concerning women covering their feet in prayer

Question:
What is the proof that women have to cover their feet during prayer for prayer to be accepted?


Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

The free woman who has attained the age of majority is obliged to cover her entire body during prayer, apart from her face and hands, because all of her is ‘awrah. If she prays and any part of her ‘awrah becomes uncovered, such as a shin or foot or all or part of her head, then her prayer is invalid, because the Prophet said:
"Allaah will not accept the prayer of a woman who has started to menstruate, except with a khimaar (covering)" (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Ibn Maajah and al-Tirmidhi, with a saheeh isnaad)

Abu Dawud reported from Umm Salamah that she asked the Prophet about a woman who prayed wearing a dir’ (chemise or upper garment) and a khimaar (head cover), but no izaar (lower garment). He said: "The woman is ‘awrah."

As for the face, the Sunnah is to uncover it during prayer, so long as no non-mahram men are present. According to the majority of scholars, the feet must be covered; some scholars allow uncovering the feet but the majority say the opposite. Abu Dawud reported from Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that she was asked about a woman who prayed in a khimaar and qamees (dress or gown). She said, "There is nothing wrong with it if the dir’ (chemise) covers her feet." In any case, it is better to cover the feet, to be on the safe side. As far as the hands are concerned, there is more leeway: there is nothing wrong with either covering them or uncovering them, although some scholars think that it is better to cover them. And Allaah is the Source of strength.



Fataawa al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah, by Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, p. 57

[RazielTemp]

Is it Sunnah to wear sandals? I notice alot of people at basically every Mosque wear sandals, and I'm wondering if it's Sunnah. I'm also thinking that maybe it's a Cultural thing from Asia and the Middle East, and since I'm European, I'm worried that they'll view me as trying to copy a culture or something like that.


So, is it Sunnah to wear sandals, since the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wore sandals?




I know this is a silly question, but it's just something I've been thinking about, and some non-Muslims asked about it too.


Thanks for any info.

If the Prophet :saw: wore it, then it's an Optional Sunnah, and more of the Optional Sunnah of Prophet :saw: we follow the better it will be for us ... since this Shows how much we love him :saw:

:jkk: