Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (78)

Manāsik al-ḤajjIbn Taimiya

contravened the Sunnah; for the Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—his Companions, and the Successors never ceased to circle the House, and pigeons have always been present in Mecca. Caution (1) is praiseworthy so long as it does not lead a person to violate (2) an established Sunnah; once it does, it becomes an error (3).

Know, therefore, that any view which entails contradicting the Sunnah is mistaken—such as someone who removes his sandals during an obligatory prayer or a funeral prayer (4) out of fear that they might be soiled. This is a wrong practice that opposes the Sunnah, for the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—used to pray in his sandals, and he said,

“The Jews do not pray in their sandals, so differ from them.” (5)

He also said,

“When any one of you comes to the mosque (6), let him look at his sandals; if there is filth on them, let him rub them against the ground, for the earth (7) is a means of purification for them.” (8)

Just as it is permissible to pray in one’s sandals, so too (9) is it permissible to perform tawaf in them.

(1) In manuscripts C and D the reading is: “but as a precaution.” (2) The phrase “yafdu bisahibihi ila mukhalafa” appears in C and D simply as “yukhalif” (“contradicts”). (3) The preposition “ila” is absent from manuscript B. (4) Manuscripts C and D add: “or a prayer.” (5) Reported by Abu Dawud, no. 652, from the hadith of Shaddad b. Aws; declared authentic by al-Albani. (6) Manuscript C reads: “the mosque of one of you.” (7) The word “al-turab” (dust) is missing in manuscript B. (8) Reported by Ahmad, no. 11877, and by Abu Dawud, nos. 386 and 650, from the hadith of Abu Sa id; authenticated by al-Albani. (9) Manuscript A adds: “likewise.”

خالَفَ السُّنَّةَ؛ فإنَّ النبيَّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ وأصحابَهُ والتابعِينَ ما زالُوا يطوفونَ بالبيتِ، وما زالَ الحَمَامُ بمكةَ، والاحتياطُ (١) حَسَنٌ ما لم يفضِ بصاحبه إلى مخالفة (٢) السُّنَّةِ المعلومةِ، فإذا أفضَى إلى (٣) ذلك كانَ خطأً. واعلَمْ أنَّ القولَ الذي يتضمَّنُ مخالفةَ السُّنَّةِ: خطأٌ؛ كمَنْ يخلعُ نعلَيْهِ في الصلاةِ المكتوبةِ وصلاةِ (٤) الجنازةِ خوفًا مِن أنْ يكونَ فيهما نجاسةٌ، فإنَّ هذا خطأٌ مخالِفٌ للسُّنَّةِ؛ فإنَّ النبيَّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ كانَ يصلِّي في نعلَيْهِ، وقالَ: «إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ لَا يُصَلُّونَ فِي نِعَالِهِمْ فَخَالِفُوهُمْ» (٥) ، وقالَ: «إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَسْجِدَ (٦) فَلْيَنْظُرْ فِي نَعْلَيْهِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا أَذًى؛ فَلْيَدْلُكْهُمَا فِي التُّرَابِ؛ فَإِنَّ التُّرَابَ (٧) لَهُمَا طَهُورٌ» (٨) ، وكمَا يجوزُ أنْ يصلِّيَ في نَعْلَيْهِ؛ فكذلِكَ (٩) يجوزُ أنْ يطوفَ في نَعْلَيْهِ.

(١) في (ج) و (د): (لكن الاحتياط). (٢) قوله: (يفض بصاحبه إلى مخالفة) هو في (ج) و (د): (يخالف). (٣) قوله: (إلى) سقط من (ب). (٤) في (ج) و (د): (أو صلاة). (٥) رواه أبو داود (٦٥٢) من حديث شداد بن أوس رضي الله عنه. وصححه الألباني. (٦) في (ج): (المسجد أحدكم). (٧) قوله: (التراب) سقط من (ب). (٨) رواه أحمد (١١٨٧٧)، وأبو داود (٣٨٦) و (٦٥٠) من حديث أبي سعيد رضي الله عنه. وصححه الألباني. (٩) في (أ): (كذلك).