Does a cat break the prayer if it passes in front of the one praying?
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Question:
Please, my sister Ahd from al-Taif. Hello, peace be upon you. Shaykh, and upon you be peace.
Answer:
Peace be upon you. How are you, Shaykh? May Allah keep you safe. Please, go ahead with the question. O Shaykh, I have three questions. Yes, the first question: We have a cat in our house, and when we pray, it sits and jumps on the prayer mat, and it means it breaks the prayer or something like that, I don't know. So, does it know that it breaks the prayer or not? It is the cat's habit to play and mess around; that is its habit. Does it break the prayer? No, the cat does not break the prayer, even if it passes in front of the one praying. Yes.
Please, my sister Ahd from al-Taif. Hello, peace be upon you. Shaykh, and upon you be peace.
Answer:
Peace be upon you. How are you, Shaykh? May Allah keep you safe. Please, go ahead with the question. O Shaykh, I have three questions. Yes, the first question: We have a cat in our house, and when we pray, it sits and jumps on the prayer mat, and it means it breaks the prayer or something like that, I don't know. So, does it know that it breaks the prayer or not? It is the cat's habit to play and mess around; that is its habit. Does it break the prayer? No, the cat does not break the prayer, even if it passes in front of the one praying. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل القط يقطع الصلاة إذا مر من أمام المصلي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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