Rules of Imported Leather and Shoes

2916. If a piece of leather or a pair of shoes is imported from 1 non Muslim country or is bought from a Muslim who has purchased it from a non Muslim. and it is not known whether its hide is of the animal who was slaughtered according to the religious laws or not, the leather or the shoe is pure, and one's body or dress does not become impure if its wetness touches it. It is not, however. permissible to offer prayers on it.