Sunnah of Wearing Socks and Shoes with the Right Leg before the Left Leg

(Taken from my personal copy of Wasaa’il Al-Shee`ah, vol. 3, Kitaab Al-Salaah, Section of aHkaam of Clothing , ch. 43, pg. 390 – 391)

(In the 30 Volume Wasaa’il Al-Shee`ah, vol. 5, pg. 73)

بَابُ اسْتِحْبَابِ الِابْتِدَاءِ فِي لُبْسِ الْخُفِّ وَ النَّعْلِ بِالْيَمِينِ وَ فِي خَلْعِهِمَا بِالْيَسَارِ وَ اسْتِحْبَابِ لُبْسِ الثِّيَابِ مِمَّا يَلِي الْيَمِينَ

“Chapter on the desirability to begin wearing al-khuff (leather socks/socks) and shoes with the right (foot) and removing it with the left (foot) and the desirability of wearing clothes of which following the right”

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ خَلْعُ الْخُفِّ الْيَسَارِ قَبْلَ الْيَمِينِ وَ لُبْسُ الْيَمِينِ قَبْلَ الْيَسَارِ

Abee Ja`far (عليه السلام) said: “It is from the sunnah to remove the left khuff (leather socks) before the right and wear the right before the left”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 6, pg. 467, hadeeth # 1

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH (Authentic)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 22, pg. 352

وَ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ وُهَيْبِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا لَبِسْتَ نَعْلَكَ أَوْ خُفَّكَ فَابْدَأْ بِالْيَمِينِ وَ إِذَا خَلَعْتَ فَابْدَأْ بِالْيَسَارِ

Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “When you wear shoes or khuff begin with the right (leg) and when you remove begin with the left (leg)”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 6, pg. 467, hadeeth # 2

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Muwaththaq (Reliable)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 22, pg. 353

وَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا لَبِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ نَعْلَهُ فَلْيَلْبَسِ الْيَمِينَ قَبْلَ الْيَسَارِ وَ إِذَا خَلَعَهَا فَلْيَخْلَعِ الْيُسْرَى قَبْلَ الْيُمْنَى

He (عليه السلام) said: “If one of you wears his shoes wear the right (leg) before the left (leg) and if you remove, remove the left (leg) before the right (leg)”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 6, pg. 467, hadeeth # 3

الْحَسَنُ الطَّبْرِسِيُّ فِي مَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالَ إِذَا لَبِسْتُمْ وَ تَوَضَّأْتُمْ فَابْدَءُوا بِمَيَامِنِكُمْ

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “When you wear and do wuDoo’ begin with your right”

Source:

1.     Shareef RaDee, Makaarim Al-Akhlaaq, pg. 102