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The person using such slippers/shoes without Shar’ī exemption will
be sinner for as many times as he wears them. For example, if he
wears them 100 times without Shar’ī exemption, he will become
sinner 100 times for wearing them even if he has taken just one pair
of shoes. The rulings for such shoes are like those of Luqṭaĥ (i.e. lost
belongings of someone else). If the owner cannot be traced, whoever
finds this Luqṭaĥ can use it only when he is Faqīr. Otherwise, he has
to donate it to some Faqīr.
Ruling on taking others shoes unlawfully
Whoever has committed such a mistake anywhere in the world is a
sinner. It is Farḍ for the one who has made personal use of Luqṭaĥ
(i.e. lost belongings of someone else) to repent of it and return
slippers, shoes and all such things to their owners. If the owners
have passed away, he must give these things to the heirs of the owners.
If it is not possible either, he must give the things to some Miskīn. If
he has lost the things, he must pay their price to the Miskīn or some
Masjid or Madrasaĥ, provided it is impossible to pay the price to
the owners or to their heirs. (For detailed rulings on Luqṭaĥ, study
from page 471 to 484 of Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, volume 2.)
Advice for Islamic sisters
Islamic sisters should offer Ṣalāĥ where they are staying. For them
to come to Masjidayn Karīmayn to offer Ṣalāĥ is a mistaken idea.
The objective is to earn reward, and our Beloved and Blessed Prophet
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has stated, ‘There is more reward for woman in
offering Ṣalāĥ at her home rather than offering it in my Masjid
(i.e. Masjid-un-Nabawī).’ (Musnad Imām Aḥmad Bin Ḥanbal, vol. 10, pp. 310,
Ḥadīš 27158)