Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

Is it haram to leave a shoe upside down? 

 

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Answer:

 

Leave shone upside down

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

 

To the best of our knowledge there is absolutely nothing in the guidance of the Glorious Quran or the authentic and established Sunnah which even remotely implies that it is ‘haraam’ or unlawful or a sin if one happens to leave one’s shoes upside down.

 

It is only natural that one would normally leave their shoes in their natural position with the soles on the floor; but if for any reason one happens or wishes to leave their shoes in a position whereby the soles are facing skywards, there is absolutely no harm.

 

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone.  Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

 

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

 

 

Burhan