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Is it permissible for one who works in a car polishing shop to pray in his work clothes, which have oil and dirt on them?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. We have a call from Majid in Dammam. Brother Majid. Hello, peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. Raise your voice a little. How are you, Shaykh? Welcome, welcome. May Allah bless you. Please, listen to me over the phone. Polishing, yes. Okay, please proceed with the question. I have a question for the Shaykh (may Allah preserve him). Okay, listen to him, Shaykh, what is it? I work in a large car polishing shop, and cars come to be polished, and you know the work of polishing involves oil, and my clothes get dirty. When the time for prayer comes, I pray in the same clothes I am working in. Is that permissible? Okay, is there another question? Shaykh Salih, may Allah bless you. Majid says that he works in polishing and that his clothes get dirty with oil and so on, and he goes to pray. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
If he prays in the polishing shop, there is nothing wrong with that, because that is his capability. If he adorns himself for prayer and wears clean clothes, that is better. But if that is not feasible, he prays in his clothes in the polishing shop with a group of his colleagues, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, if he goes to the mosque and bothers the people with his smell, he should have a specific garment for prayer. He takes off his work clothes and puts on this garment and goes to the mosque. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لمن يعمل في بنشر سيارات أن يصلي في ثياب العمل وعليها زيوت وأوساخ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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