Dāwūd and al-Nasāʾī with sound chains; al-Tirmidhī added, “It is a ḥasan (sound) ḥadīth.”

1656 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever introduces into this matter of ours something that is not part of it, it will be rejected.” Narrated by Muslim.

298 – Chapter: The disapproval of performing istinjāʾ (cleansing oneself after relieving oneself) with the right hand and of touching the private parts with the right hand without a valid excuse

1657 – Abū Qatādah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When any one of you urinates, he must not grasp his private part with his right hand, nor perform istinjāʾ with his right hand, nor breathe into a vessel.” Agreed upon. There are many other authentic ḥadīths on this subject.

299 – Chapter: The disapproval of walking in a single sandal or a single khuff (leather sock) without excuse, and of putting on sandals or khuffs while standing without excuse

1658 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Let none of you walk wearing only one sandal; let him put them both on, or take them both off.” In another wording: “or put both khuffs on.” Agreed upon.

1659 – He also reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “If the strap(1) of one of your sandals snaps, do not walk in the other until you have repaired it.” Narrated by Muslim.

1660 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade a man to put on his sandals while standing. Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a ḥasan chain.

(1) The thong or strap that secures the sandal.