The Ruling on Praying on a Carpet Out of Fear of Impurity
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on some people insisting on praying on a carpet out of fear of praying in an impure place?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to pray on a carpet. However, if a person has obsessive doubts and takes the carpet saying, "I am afraid the ground is not pure," this is obsessive doubt and is not permissible. Excessive strictness is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says:
Answer:
The default ruling regarding the earth is purity, and praise be to Allah, He made the earth a place of prostration and a place of purification for me. So its default state is purity, unless you know that there is ritual impurity in it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on some people insisting on praying on a carpet out of fear of praying in an impure place?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to pray on a carpet. However, if a person has obsessive doubts and takes the carpet saying, "I am afraid the ground is not pure," this is obsessive doubt and is not permissible. Excessive strictness is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says:
Answer:
The default ruling regarding the earth is purity, and praise be to Allah, He made the earth a place of prostration and a place of purification for me. So its default state is purity, unless you know that there is ritual impurity in it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/177] ما حكم الالتزام بالصلاة على السجادة خوفاً من الصلاة في مكان غير طاهر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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