Shoes (Sandals) of Prophet Muhammad

The shoes (sandals) of Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, have received significant attention from Muslim scholars, who wrote extensively about them. They conducted meticulous research and profound studies on their characteristics, examples, color, material, number, carrier, praise, and commendation, and even expressed their admiration for them in poetry and prose.

Some scholars even wrote specific treatises on this subject, such as Sheikh Abu al-Abbas Ahmed al-Maqri in his book "Fath al-Muta'al fi Madh al-Ni'al" and Sheikh Ashraf Ali al-Tahanawi, an Indian scholar in his work "Nayl al-Shifa bi-Ni'al al-Mustafa".

The Shoes of Prophet Muhammad Description

Some preservers mentioned that Prophet Muhammad's shoes (sandals) were yellow in color. Multiple narrations mention that they were made from cowhide. They were ankle-high, with a heel (having a raised part to support the heel), smooth (having a length resembling a tongue), and straps (the leash, which is the strap that holds between the toes).

The Shoes of Prophet Muhammad History

Prophet Muhammad had several pairs of shoes (sandals) that were passed down through the ages among Muslims, including:

1. The shoes (sandals) that were initially with Aisha bint Abi Bakr, then passed to her sister Umm Kulthum, who was married to Abdullah ibn Ibrahim ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Rabia al-Makhzumi after the death of her husband, Talha ibn Ubaydullah. They were later with her grandson Isma'il al-Makhrumi, but their fate afterward is unknown.
2. A piece that belonged to the judge Abd al-Basit ibn Khalil ibn Ibrahim al-Dimashqi, who passed away in Cairo in 854 AH. The shoes (sandals) might have been from the Ashrafiyya area in Syria. Abd al-Basit was a prominent figure with broad authority in the Islamic realm of Egypt, Syria, and surrounding areas, so it's plausible that such shoes (sandals), considered relics, were in his possession.
3. The shoes (sandals) were in the possession of the Sharifiyya al-Tahiriyya al-Husayniyya al-Saqlawiyya house in Fes, Morocco. During the reign of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, one of the shoes (sandals) was forcibly taken by him in 1114 AH, and it was placed in his residence for veneration, where a dome was built and named "the Dome of the shoes (sandals)".
4. The shoes (sandals) that were in the possession of the Ashrafiyya Hadith House in Damascus. It was a single sandal (it's said to be the left one, while the right one was at the Madrasa al-Damighiyya) that belonged to the descendants of Abu al-Hadid. Later, it came into the possession of King al-Ashraf Musa ibn al-Adil al-Ayyubi, who placed it in the Ashrafiyya Hadith House in Damascus. This sandal was preserved through various owners until it was lost during the Timurid invasion of Damascus in 803 AH.