What is the ruling on placing something on the ground to prostrate on, such as cloth, for example, or the like?
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Question:
Some people place a piece of cloth to prostrate on, and recently small mats have appeared that only accommodate the area of the head and hands. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is imitating the people of innovation. The scholars have stated that one should not isolate his face with something to prostrate on. If he is on a mat, it is permissible to prostrate with all his limbs on the mat. However, isolating his forehead with something is imitating the people of innovation and is not permissible. Yes.
Some people place a piece of cloth to prostrate on, and recently small mats have appeared that only accommodate the area of the head and hands. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is imitating the people of innovation. The scholars have stated that one should not isolate his face with something to prostrate on. If he is on a mat, it is permissible to prostrate with all his limbs on the mat. However, isolating his forehead with something is imitating the people of innovation and is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم وضع شيء على الأرض للسجود عليه كالقماش مثلًا ونحوه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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