What is the ruling on praying on a ritually impure mat, provided it is covered by a pure prayer rug?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: What is the ruling on praying on a ritually impure mat? He places a prayer rug on it, knowing that the underlying mat is ritually impure, and this has happened to him repeatedly, believing that his prayer is valid.
Answer:
The prayer is valid because the surface beneath him is pure, even though he is relying on something ritually impure that is covered. The prayer itself is valid, but the jurists say that if one covers a ritually impure ground or lays a mat on it and prays on it, the prayer is valid, but this action is disliked because he is relying on the impurity and standing on the impurity, so it is disliked for that reason.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: What is the ruling on praying on a ritually impure mat? He places a prayer rug on it, knowing that the underlying mat is ritually impure, and this has happened to him repeatedly, believing that his prayer is valid.
Answer:
The prayer is valid because the surface beneath him is pure, even though he is relying on something ritually impure that is covered. The prayer itself is valid, but the jurists say that if one covers a ritually impure ground or lays a mat on it and prays on it, the prayer is valid, but this action is disliked because he is relying on the impurity and standing on the impurity, so it is disliked for that reason.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة على فرشة نجسة، ولكنها مغطاة بسجادة طاهرة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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