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With which foot should one leave the house?

· 29 Muharram 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. When leaving the house, is it sunnah to leave with the right foot or left foot, some Ulama say one should leave with the right foot and others say one should leave with the left foot, which one is correct?

2. Did Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) leave the house with the right foot or the left foot?

Is there any hadith Reference for the above?

Answer

This is not a sunnah. You can leave and enter the house with any foot.

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

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