The ruling on praying in a place that contains images or a television
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on praying in a place that contains images or a working television?
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in a place that contains images if the images are facing the one praying. So it is not permissible to pray toward images that are set up, meaning hung on the wall or set up; this is not permissible. Yes, because it resembles the worship of the polytheists. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on praying in a place that contains images or a working television?
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in a place that contains images if the images are facing the one praying. So it is not permissible to pray toward images that are set up, meaning hung on the wall or set up; this is not permissible. Yes, because it resembles the worship of the polytheists. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 106 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/الآيات/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (43:59)
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