If an impurity affects it and one rubs it against the ground until the substance of the impurity is removed, there are three narrations regarding it: The first is that rubbing it against the ground is sufficient and prayer in it is permitted. This is the view of al-Awza'i and Ishaq, because of what Abu Dawud narrated with his chain from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that he said: "If one of you steps on filth with his leather socks, its purification is the earth." In another wording: "If one of you steps on filth with his sandal, the earth is a purification for it." From 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), is the same, and from Abu Sa'id, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If one of you comes to the mosque, let him look; if he sees filth or dirt on his sandals, let him wipe it off and pray in them." From Ibn Mas'ud, he said: "We would not perform ablution from a place we had stepped on." Both were narrated by Abu Dawud. Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions used to pray in their sandals. Abu Maslamah Sa'id ibn Yazid said: "I asked Anas ibn Malik: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) pray in his sandals? He said: Yes." [Agreed upon]. The apparent reality is that sandals are not free from impurity that may affect them, and if rubbing them were not sufficient, prayer in them would not be valid. The second is that it must be washed like other impurities, for rubbing does not remove all parts of the impurity. The third is that it must be washed if the impurity is urine or excrement, but not otherwise, due to the intensity and foulness of their impurity. The first view is superior, because following the narration (athar) is mandatory. If it is said: Then the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) regarding his sandals—that there was filth on them—indicates that rubbing them is not sufficient, and the filth was not removed
(29) In [Manuscript] M: "and it is". (30) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah and its equivalent from 'A'ishah were extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on Filth Affecting Sandals, from the Book of Purification, Sunan Abi Dawud 1/92. The hadith of Abu Sa'id was extracted in: The Chapter on Prayer in Sandals, from the Book of Prayer, Sunan Abi Dawud 1/151. (31) Extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Prayer in Sandals, from the Book of Prayer, and in: The Chapter on Sabti Sandals and Others, from the Book of Clothing, Sahih al-Bukhari 1/108, 4/198. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Permissibility of Prayer in Sandals, from the Book of Mosques, Sahih Muslim 1/391. It was also extracted by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding Prayer in Sandals, from the Chapters on Prayer, 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/190. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on Prayer in Sandals, from the Book of the Qiblah, al-Mujtaba 2/58. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Prayer in Sandals, from the Book of Prayer, Sunan al-Darimi 1/320. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/100, 166. (32) In [Manuscripts] A and M: "that it is not sufficient".
