Performing the funeral prayer wearing shoes

Question

Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer wearing shoes or sandals, or not?

Answer

If the lower part [of the shoes] is impure, it is correct to take them off the feet, place the feet on them and pray — on condition that the upper part is pure: [ar]وَلَوِ افْتَرَشَ نَعْلَيْهِ وَقَامَ عَلَيْهِمَا جَازَ، فَلَا يَضُرُّ نَجَاسَةُ مَا تَحْتَهُمَا، لَكِنْ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ طَهَارَةِ نَعْلَيْهِ مِمَّا يَلِي الرِّجْلَ لَا مِمَّا يَلِي الْأَرْضَ[/ar] “If he spreads out…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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