The ruling on using a special mat for prayer
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The questioner:
Your Eminence, a questioner has sent this question: What is the ruling on using a special mat for prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is using a special mat for prayer, when there is no need for it, an innovation?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not an innovation. Using a mat is not an innovation; rather, it is permissible.
So, regarding the habit of using permissible things: I am at the dining table, and you are praying. One prays according to his situation, on the ground, on a bed, or on a mat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on the camel’s saddle, sometimes on the four corners, sometimes on a mat, (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not intend to pray only on the ground or only on his bed, but he prayed according to what was available. Whether a person prays on a mat, on a bed, or on the ground, all of that is...
Your Eminence, a questioner has sent this question: What is the ruling on using a special mat for prayer?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is using a special mat for prayer, when there is no need for it, an innovation?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not an innovation. Using a mat is not an innovation; rather, it is permissible.
So, regarding the habit of using permissible things: I am at the dining table, and you are praying. One prays according to his situation, on the ground, on a bed, or on a mat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on the camel’s saddle, sometimes on the four corners, sometimes on a mat, (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not intend to pray only on the ground or only on his bed, but he prayed according to what was available. Whether a person prays on a mat, on a bed, or on the ground, all of that is...
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