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Sunan an-Nasai 5370 — Fix the Broken Sandal Strap First
Prohibition of Walking in One Sandal
Hadith About Fixing a Broken Sandal Strap
Sunan an-Nasai : 5370
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5370
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي رَزِينٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ يَقُولُ يَا أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنِّي أَكْذِبُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِذَا انْقَطَعَ شِسْعُ نَعْلِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلاَ يَمْشِ فِي الأُخْرَى حَتَّى يُصْلِحَهَا " .
Abu Razin Narrated from:
I saw Abu Hurairah clap his hand to his forehead and say: 'O people of Al-'Iraq, you claim that I tell lies about the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: If the strap of the sandal of one of you breaks, let him not walk in the other until he fixes it.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5370In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 331English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5372
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5370
This hadith about a broken sandal strap includes both the instruction and Abu Hurairah’s strong defense of what he heard. Abu Razin said he saw Abu Hurairah strike his forehead and address the people of Iraq, saying they claimed he told lies about the Messenger of Allah. Then he bore witness that he heard the Prophet say that if the strap of one person’s sandal breaks, he should not walk in the other until he fixes it. The core lesson is the same practical guidance found in the previous narration: do not walk with only one sandal when one has broken. The added scene also shows Abu Hurairah’s care in reporting what he heard from the Prophet.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith repeats the instruction not to walk in one sandal after a strap breaks.
- Abu Hurairah bore witness that he heard this from the Messenger of Allah.
- The narration shows care in preserving and defending Prophetic words.
- The guidance is practical and tied to a common daily event.
