24/37. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1779 — Right First, Left First
What Has Been Related About Which Foot Does One Start With When Wearing Sandals
Hadith About Wearing Sandals Right Foot First
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1779
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1779
حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا انْتَعَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا نَزَعَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالشِّمَالِ فَلْتَكُنِ الْيُمْنَى أَوَّلَهُمَا تُنْعَلُ وَآخِرَهُمَا تُنْزَعُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "When One Of You Dons Sandals, Then Let Him Begin With The Right. And When He Removes Them Then Let Him Begin With Left, So That The Right Will Be The First To Put On And The Last Of Them Removed." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1779In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 67English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1779
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1779
This Hadith gives a clear etiquette for wearing and removing sandals. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when one of you puts on sandals, he should begin with the right. When removing them, he should begin with the left. The Hadith then explains the reason in the wording itself: the right should be the first to be put on and the last to be removed. For readers searching for the Sunnah of wearing shoes, this narration gives a simple daily practice. It is not complicated. It teaches order, care, and respect in a common action repeated every day.
What we learn from this hadith
- Begin with the right foot when putting on sandals.
- Begin with the left foot when removing sandals.
- The right is first to be worn and last to be removed.
- Small daily actions can be shaped by Prophetic etiquette.
