He (a.s) asked me, ‘Why are you wearing black shoes?’ Don’t you know that there are three attributes for them?’
I said, ‘May I be your ransom! No. What are they?’
The Imam (a.s) said, ‘They will weaken your vision, weaken your sexual drive and make you depressed. Moreover, it is part of the apparel of the oppressors. You should wear yellow (skin,brown) shoes, since that would sharpen the vision, improve your sexual drive and reduce your depression. It is part of the Prophets’ apparel.”
Narrated by Han’nan ibn Sadeer
Al khisal pg 178
