The Ruling on Prostrating on the Ghutrah

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
This questioner says: It is my habit, O Shaykh, that in the previous lessons some questions remained on this topic. He says: It is my habit that I prostrate on the ghutrah, so what is the ruling on prostrating on the ghutrah?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and all his Companions. If you need to do so, there is no harm in it. For example, if the ground is hot, or if it has thorns, or if it contains something that affects you, there is no harm in protecting yourself from that with the ghutrah. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to pray the midday prayer, and when they found the heat of the sun, one of them would place his turban on the ground and prostrate on it.