Washing one's feet after using the Musjid toilet sandals

· 4 Rajab 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person uses the Musjid toilet sandals. Naturally he would wash his feet after, but is this compulsory if the sandals did not have any visible impurities on them?

Answer

It is not compulsory.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

اليقين لا يزول بالشك (الأشباه والنظائر 1/ 183)

نام أو مشى على نجاسة إن ظهر عينها تنجس وإلا لا ( رد المحتار 1/ 346)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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