What is the ruling on praying in a place that contains images?
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Question:
The questioner: What is the ruling on praying in a place surrounded by images?
Answer:
It is disliked for a person to pray facing an image in front of him, because this resembles the worship of idols. A person should pray in a place that has no images.
Because a place containing images is a place of disobedience. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a cloth hanging on the wall with images on it, he refused to enter that place until the cloth was removed. Therefore, a Muslim’s home must be free of images.
And there should be no standing images, hanging images, or images kept for memories in it.Sunan Ibn Majah 3649Sahih (Darussalam) This is an authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Especially the place of prayer should not have hanging or standing images, because this resembles the actions of the polytheists.
The questioner: What is the ruling on praying in a place surrounded by images?
Answer:
It is disliked for a person to pray facing an image in front of him, because this resembles the worship of idols. A person should pray in a place that has no images.
Because a place containing images is a place of disobedience. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a cloth hanging on the wall with images on it, he refused to enter that place until the cloth was removed. Therefore, a Muslim’s home must be free of images.
And there should be no standing images, hanging images, or images kept for memories in it.
The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.
لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولا صورة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في المكان الذي به صور؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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