The ruling on facing a fire or heaters during prayer
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The questioner:
He says: We light a fire, Honorable Shaykh, and at the time of the Maghrib or 'Isha' prayer, we pray in front of this fire or the wood we have lit.
The Shaykh:
No, this is disliked. It is disliked to face a fire during prayer because this resembles the worship of the Zoroastrians who worship fire. Do not place the fire in front of you. Yes.
The questioner:
And regarding the heaters in the mosques, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Their ruling is lighter when there is a need; there is no harm in them, because they are not fire that burns with wood. Yes.
He says: We light a fire, Honorable Shaykh, and at the time of the Maghrib or 'Isha' prayer, we pray in front of this fire or the wood we have lit.
The Shaykh:
No, this is disliked. It is disliked to face a fire during prayer because this resembles the worship of the Zoroastrians who worship fire. Do not place the fire in front of you. Yes.
The questioner:
And regarding the heaters in the mosques, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Their ruling is lighter when there is a need; there is no harm in them, because they are not fire that burns with wood. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/045 — archive.org (4:39)
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