The ruling on praying with a fire or a heater in front of you
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The questioner:
We are still with you on the air. Muhammad from Ha'il, please go ahead, Muhammad. Yes. May Allah bless you all, peace be upon you. Okay. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
My question, may you live long, is: Is it permissible to pray with a fire in front of you? And if it is not permissible, does that include the heaters found in mosques? That is the question. Thank you. He asks: Is it permissible for us to pray with a fire or a heater placed in front of us?
The Shaykh:
Having a fire in front of you is disliked and not permissible. However, if you have a heater or an electric light bulb in front of you, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is a need that calls for it, and it is not exactly like fire. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We are still with you on the air. Muhammad from Ha'il, please go ahead, Muhammad. Yes. May Allah bless you all, peace be upon you. Okay. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
My question, may you live long, is: Is it permissible to pray with a fire in front of you? And if it is not permissible, does that include the heaters found in mosques? That is the question. Thank you. He asks: Is it permissible for us to pray with a fire or a heater placed in front of us?
The Shaykh:
Having a fire in front of you is disliked and not permissible. However, if you have a heater or an electric light bulb in front of you, there is nothing wrong with it, because this is a need that calls for it, and it is not exactly like fire. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (20:00)
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