37/20. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2099b — One Sandal and Left Hand Warning
The Prohibition Of Ishtimal As-Samma' (Wrapping Oneself Up Entirely In One's Garment With No Room For The Arms To Emerge), And Al-Ihtiba' (Wrapping Oneself Up) In A Single Garment With The Legs Drawn Up To The Belly Exposing Part Of The 'Awrah
One Sandal Hadith: Footwear, Eating, and Clothing Etiquette
Sahih Muslim : 2099b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2099b
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِذَا انْقَطَعَ شِسْعُ أَحَدِكُمْ - أَوْ مَنِ انْقَطَعَ شِسْعُ نَعْلِهِ - فَلاَ يَمْشِ فِي نَعْلٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَتَّى يُصْلِحَ شِسْعَهُ وَلاَ يَمْشِ فِي خُفٍّ وَاحِدٍ وَلاَ يَأْكُلْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلاَ يَحْتَبِي بِالثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ وَلاَ يَلْتَحِفِ الصَّمَّاءَ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When the thong of the shoe of any one of you is cut off. he should not walk with one sandal until he has got the thong repaired, and he should not walk with one shoe and he should not eat with his left hand and should not wrap his cloth round his knees or wrap himself completely leaving no room for the arms.
[1] Some of the linguist define it differently.Reference : Sahih Muslim 2099bIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 115USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5235
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2099b
This one sandal hadith gives several clear instructions in one report. Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if the thong of someone's shoe is cut off, he should not walk with one sandal until he repairs it. The hadith also says not to walk with one shoe, not to eat with the left hand, not to wrap cloth around the knees in the mentioned way, and not to wrap oneself completely leaving no room for the arms. The text is practical and easy to apply. It connects footwear, eating, and clothing manners. For readers searching for hadith about left hand eating or broken sandal strap, this narration brings those teachings together.
What we learn from this hadith
- If a shoe thong is cut, do not walk in one sandal until it is repaired.
- Do not walk with only one shoe.
- Do not eat with the left hand.
- Do not wrap clothing in the two improper ways mentioned in the report.
