English translation
3616. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "When anyone of you puts on his sandals, let him start with the right, and when he takes them off, let him start with the left." (Sahih)
Hadith 3616
Putting On Sandals And Taking Them Off
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 4
32. The Book Of DressSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 3616 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1195
Al-Albani source references (1)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3616 · Volume 8 · Page 116
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (١٠٥٣) ، مختصر الشمائل (٦٨)
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Arabic text
3616 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا انْتَعَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْيُمْنَى، وَإِذَا خَلَعَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْيُسْرَى»
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a. The difference between right and left is a very important principal of Islamic culture. b. Some of the actions that are done with the right hand, or with the right side are mentioned here: eating, drinking, shaking hands, giving or taking something, putting on dress, wearing shoes, entering a mosque, using a tooth stick, performing ablution and taking bath, combing, trimming the mustache, plucking the hairs from the armpit, writing and any action that is considered good in Islam or in customs. c. Some of the actions that are carried out by the left hand or by the left side are these: coming out of a mosque, cleansing one's private parts (after easing or urinating), taking off shoes, and similar other acts.