2/96. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 648 — Shoes Beside Prayer
Praying In Sandals
Hadith About Placing Shoes on the Left Side During Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 648
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 648
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ وَوَضَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ .
Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib Narrated from:
I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying on the day of the conquest of Mecca and he had placed his shoe at his left side.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 648In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 258English translation : Book 2, Hadith 648
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 648
This Hadith records what Abdullah ibn as-Saib saw on the day of the conquest of Mecca. He saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praying, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had placed his shoes on his left side. The core topic is shoes during prayer. The narration is simple and visual. It does not give a long ruling by itself, but it shows one observed practice of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while praying. It is closely connected to other narrations about sandals in prayer, removing sandals, and where to place shoes during salah. People searching for Prophet prayer shoes, sandals in salah, or shoes on left side in prayer are looking for this kind of direct report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen placing his shoes on his left side while praying.
- The report is tied to the day of the conquest of Mecca.
- The Hadith gives an observed prayer practice rather than a long explanation.
- It connects to the wider topic of how shoes are handled during salah.
