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ahmad-zuhd:1396ʿAbdullāh from my father > Muʿtamir > Mubārak > ʿAbdullāh b. Muslim from his father

[Machine] "I used to pray in my shoes, and taking them off is easier for me. I only do this to follow the Sunnah."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣٩٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ عَنْ مُبَارَكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

«إِنِّي لَأُصَلِّي فِي نَعْلِي وَخَلْعُهُمَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَيَّ وَمَا أَطْلُبُ بِذَلِكَ إِلَّا السُّنَّةَ»