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Question: pigs skin
Assalamualykum
could you please advice me on what to do as i have bought a pair of shoes and after wearing them a few times i had been told by a family member that the inside of the shoes, not just the insole but all the sides inside the shoes is also made out of pig skin, i have contacted the makers of the shoes to ask whether this is true and they should be answering my questions inshAllah by tomorrow. However just incase i went back to the shop to ask if they would take it back, they said yes but as id worn them outside they refused. i know pigs skin is impure so i should refrain from wearing it but the shoes were costly and i cant throw them out and i need to wear them as i bought them for the winter weather mostly. Would it be ok if i wore them but changed the socks i wore every time or keep a specific pair of socks for those shoes and if i dont pray salaah in those socks?

jazakallah
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 03 (UK)
Date: 22/09/2006 07:14am

In the Name of Allah, the Inspirer of Truth.
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

You may wear these shoes if they refuse to change
them.

As long as the inside of the shoes remain dry, your
socks will not become Najis (impure) hence there will
be no need to change your socks each time you wore
them.

However, if the inside comes into contact with water,
the wetness will render your socks/feet impure.

(Nizaam-ul-Fatawaa, Page 28, Vol. 1)

And Allah knows Best
Wa Alaykumussalaam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh

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