What is the ruling on praying in a place where there are hanging pictures?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying in a place where there are hanging pictures?
Answer:
It is disliked to pray in a place where there are erected images, as Imam Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned. In fact, he said that it is forbidden, because it involves imitating the worship of images. The Christians hang images in their churches and worship those peopleSahih al-Bukhari 434. It is not recommended to pray in a place with hanging pictures; the least of its states is that it is disliked. One should not pray in it, because they are erected images.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying in a place where there are hanging pictures?
Answer:
It is disliked to pray in a place where there are erected images, as Imam Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned. In fact, he said that it is forbidden, because it involves imitating the worship of images. The Christians hang images in their churches and worship those people
If any righteous pious man dies amongst them, they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it
إذا مات فيهم رجل صالح بنوا على قبره مسجدا وصوروا فيه تلك الصور
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في مكان يوجد به صور معلقة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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