Is it a condition for the validity of the prayer that the one praying places the sutrah (barrier) himself?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person prayed and did not place a sutrah in front of him. After the second rak'ah, one of the people stood up and placed a sutrah in front of him. Does this sutrah that was placed for him have the same ruling as the sutrah that the one praying places himself?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. If you come and pray facing a pillar, and the pillar was built a hundred years ago, it is not necessary that you place a sutrah. The important thing is that there is something distinct in front of you, whether you placed it or it was already placed. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a person prayed and did not place a sutrah in front of him. After the second rak'ah, one of the people stood up and placed a sutrah in front of him. Does this sutrah that was placed for him have the same ruling as the sutrah that the one praying places himself?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. If you come and pray facing a pillar, and the pillar was built a hundred years ago, it is not necessary that you place a sutrah. The important thing is that there is something distinct in front of you, whether you placed it or it was already placed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/919] هل يشترط أن يضع المصلي السترة بنفسه لتكون صحيحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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