Placing a sutrah for the one praying, and whether it is an act of excessive effort
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is placing a sutrah considered an act of excessive effort?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is placing a sutrah considered an act of excessive effort?
The Shaykh:
No, in the hadithSunan Ibn Majah 954Sahih (Darussalam). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Unless you are behind the imam, in which case the imam’s sutrah serves as a sutrah for those behind him, and the imam’s sutrah is sufficient. However, if you are praying alone, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to place a sutrah in front of you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is placing a sutrah considered an act of excessive effort?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is placing a sutrah considered an act of excessive effort?
The Shaykh:
No, in the hadith
When anyone of you performs prayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get close to it
إذا صلى أحدكم فليصل إلى سترة وليدن منهاThe questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Unless you are behind the imam, in which case the imam’s sutrah serves as a sutrah for those behind him, and the imam’s sutrah is sufficient. However, if you are praying alone, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to place a sutrah in front of you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد (89-1) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:01)
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