The ruling on praying without covering the shoulders and the limit of a man's 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered)
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The questioner:
Abu Majid al-Zahrani says: As for praying with a man who wears nothing on his shoulders, is the prayer valid in that case? And what is the sutrah (barrier placed before one praying) for a man's 'awrah?
The Shaykh:
The man's sutrah is what is between the navel and the knee. The navel is included in the 'awrah, and the knee is included in the 'awrah. So if he covers what is between the navel and the knee, he has covered his 'awrah, and his prayer is valid with that. Yes.
The questioner:
And the shoulders, O Shaykh, covering the shoulders.
The Shaykh:
Covering the shoulder is recommended (mustahabb), for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a man to praySunan an-Nasa'i 769Sahih (Darussalam).
Abu Majid al-Zahrani says: As for praying with a man who wears nothing on his shoulders, is the prayer valid in that case? And what is the sutrah (barrier placed before one praying) for a man's 'awrah?
The Shaykh:
The man's sutrah is what is between the navel and the knee. The navel is included in the 'awrah, and the knee is included in the 'awrah. So if he covers what is between the navel and the knee, he has covered his 'awrah, and his prayer is valid with that. Yes.
The questioner:
And the shoulders, O Shaykh, covering the shoulders.
The Shaykh:
Covering the shoulder is recommended (mustahabb), for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a man to pray
in a single garment with no part of it on his shoulder
في الثوب الواحد ليس على عاتقه منه شيء
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (166) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-07-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (20:05)
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