Turning the body in prayer without necessity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that turning the body in prayer without necessity invalidates the prayer. He asks: Does this imply that it is forbidden (haram) and not merely disliked (makruh), as some scholars mention?
Answer:
It invalidates the prayer. And what does "invalidates the prayer" mean? The forbidden (haram). Nothing invalidates it except what is forbidden? Yes. But out of necessity, such as if one kills a snake or kills something he fears, and he turns to take or turns aside to take a weapon or a stick to kill a beast or an enemy, there is no harm in that. It is like what happens in the prayer of fear; there is no harm in that. This is for necessity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that turning the body in prayer without necessity invalidates the prayer. He asks: Does this imply that it is forbidden (haram) and not merely disliked (makruh), as some scholars mention?
Answer:
It invalidates the prayer. And what does "invalidates the prayer" mean? The forbidden (haram). Nothing invalidates it except what is forbidden? Yes. But out of necessity, such as if one kills a snake or kills something he fears, and he turns to take or turns aside to take a weapon or a stick to kill a beast or an enemy, there is no harm in that. It is like what happens in the prayer of fear; there is no harm in that. This is for necessity. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 03-01-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:47)
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