ability to give our time and wealth for the prominence of the religion of Islam.

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Sunnahs and etiquettes of wearing shoes

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to some Sunnahs and etiquettes of wearing shoes mentioned in the booklet ‘101 Madani Pearls’, written by Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ:

1.         The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّمhas stated: Use shoes frequently, because as long as a person is wearing shoes, it is as if he is riding (i.e. he gets less tired). (Muslim, pp. 1161, Hadees 2096)

2.         Shake your shoes before putting them on so that if there are any insects or pebbles, they will be removed.

3.         The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: When anyone from you wears shoes, he should start with the right; and when taking them off, he should start with the left, so that the right foot is first when putting them on and last when taking them off. (Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 65, Hadees 5855)

4.         It is stated in the book Nuzha-tul-Qaari: When entering Masjid, the ruling is, one should place the right foot in the Masjid first, and when exiting Masjid, he should step out the left foot first.

5.         Men should wear masculine shoes, whereas women should wear feminine ones. Someone told Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا that there was a woman who wore (masculine) shoes. She رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا replied that the Rasool of Rahmah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم cursed the women adopting masculine styles. (Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 84, Hadees 4099)

          It is stated on page 422 of the 16^th part of Bahar-e-Shari’at, volume 3: i.e. women should not wear masculine shoes. Both men and women are forbidden to adopt each other’s styles in all such things that show a