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The Tradition about Wearing al-Khuff (half-boot), al-Na‘l (Shoes) and Taking them off

alkafi-12530Vol. 6, p. 467

مِنَ السُّنَّةِ خَلْعُ الْخُفِّ الْيَسَارِ قَبْلَ الْيَمِينِ وَ لُبْسُ الْيَمِينِ قَبْلَ الْيَسَارِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of the noble tradition to take off al-Khuff (half-boot) first from the left foot before the right foot and wear it on the right foot before the left foot.”’

alkafi-12532Vol. 6, p. 467

كَانَ يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا لَبِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ نَعْلَهُ فَلْيَلْبَسِ الْيَمِينَ قَبْلَ الْيَسَارِ وَ إِذَا خَلَعَهَا فَلْيَخْلَعِ الْيُسْرَى قَبْلَ الْيُمْنَى.

‘When one of you wears his shoes he must wear on the right foot first then the left foot, when taking off you should remove from the left before the right.’”

alkafi-12533Vol. 6, p. 467-468

لَا تَمْشِ فِي حِذَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ أَصَابَكَ مَسٌ‌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لَمْ يَكَدْ يُفَارِقُكَ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

‘Do not walk with one pair of shoe.’ I asked, ‘Why I must not walk with one shoe?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because if a touch of Satan reaches you, it will never go away, unless Allah wants otherwise.’”

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