The Ruling on Praying in Stolen Clothing
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh! The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that prayer is not valid in stolen clothing. Is this correct? And what is the wisdom behind the prohibition?
Answer:
Stolen clothing does not invalidate the prayer in it, nor its use; because it is injustice. As for the prayer, the correct view is that it is valid; because the operative cause is not the operative cause, that it is through the prayer the operative cause is injustice, that it is injustice through the usurpation, so the prayer is valid in a usurped land, and in usurped clothing, but he must repent to Allah, and return the usurped item to its owner,
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh! The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that prayer is not valid in stolen clothing. Is this correct? And what is the wisdom behind the prohibition?
Answer:
Stolen clothing does not invalidate the prayer in it, nor its use; because it is injustice. As for the prayer, the correct view is that it is valid; because the operative cause is not the operative cause, that it is through the prayer the operative cause is injustice, that it is injustice through the usurpation, so the prayer is valid in a usurped land, and in usurped clothing, but he must repent to Allah, and return the usurped item to its owner,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب استحباب الصلاة في ثوبين وجوازها في الثوب الواحد — islamhouse.com (2:09)
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