The ruling on using a sutrah in prayer and the distance between it and the one praying
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. In another question, he asks: Is it obligatory for the one praying to place a sutrah in front of him during his prayer? And how far should it be from him?
Answer:
Placing a sutrah in front of the one praying is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. It should be close to him, and he should get as near to it as possible, as in the hadith: the place of prostration, so that no one passes between him and it. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe. In another question, he asks: Is it obligatory for the one praying to place a sutrah in front of him during his prayer? And how far should it be from him?
Answer:
Placing a sutrah in front of the one praying is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. It should be close to him, and he should get as near to it as possible, as in the hadith:
and he should pray near it, so that there is nothing between him and it except
وليدن منها حيث لا يكون بينه وبينها إلا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5352- حكم اتخاذ السترة في الصلاة والمسافة التي تكون بينها وبين المصلي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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