What is the authenticity of a man's prayer with shoes on at his workplace, along with his statement that there is a hadith which says, "The default is to pray with sandals"?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Praying in sandals is permissible if they are free from impurity. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed in his sandals. Gabriel informed him that there was filth on them, so he told his Companions to wipe them and pray in them if they found any dirt on them. It is preferable to avoid this if it leads to soiling the mosque's carpets.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/58522
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 58522
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy