Washing one's feet after using the Musjid toilet sandals
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)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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