(78) باب الْمَشْىِ فِي النَّعْلِ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ
Narrated Bashir, the Client of the Messenger of Allah:
Bashir's name in pre-Islamic days was Zahm ibn Ma'bad. When he migrated to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He asked: What is your name? He replied: Zahm. He said: No, you are Bashir. He (Bashir) said: When I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he passed by the graves of the polytheists. He said: They lived before (a period of) abundant good. He said this three times. He then passed by the graves of Muslims. He said: They received abundant good. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) suddenly saw a man walking in shoes between the graves. He said: O man, wearing the shoes! Woe to thee! Take off thy shoes. So the man looked (round), When he recognized the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he took them off and threw them away.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3230
In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 142
English translation: Book 20, Hadith 3224