Praying on a bed whose purity is unknown

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for me to pray on a bed when I do not know whether it is pure or not?

The Shaykh:
The default is purity, unless you know that this bed or this ground is impure. Otherwise, the default is purity, and praise be to Allah.

The questioner:
Abu Abdullah. Hm? He touches it directly. And there is a carpet. He prays on it and places a prayer mat. He does not touch it directly.

The Shaykh:
If he knows it is impure and spreads something over it, there is no harm. If he spreads something pure over it and prays on it, there is no harm. That is, if the ground is impure and he spreads something pure over it and prays on it, there is no obstacle, because what is in contact with him is pure.

The questioner:
The Shaykh’s case.

The Shaykh:
The jurists say that if one plasters an impure ground, or if one plasters an impure ground or spreads something over it, it is disliked, but the prayer is valid. They say this action is disliked because, even if he does not touch the impurity directly, he places it beneath him and relies on it in his prayer. However, there is a point to consider here. Yes.

The questioner:
The issue of the Shaykh regarding praying on any group.

The Shaykh:
Bad. Yes.

The questioner:
I do not know if it is a state of being afflicted by water.

The Shaykh:
As we said, if you know it is covered with impurity, you do not pray on it; it is not permissible. If you do not know, the default is purity, praise be to Allah. Water and other things, the default is purity unless you know the presence of impurity. If you take this view, you will find ease in many matters. Yes.