Prayer in a place containing images of living beings
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on praying in a place where there are hanging images of living beings?
Answer:
It is forbidden to face them. Facing them is forbidden because it is imitating the worship of images. However, if they are in the place but not in front of the qiblah, it is disliked to pray in a place with images, but the prayer is valid.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on praying in a place where there are hanging images of living beings?
Answer:
It is forbidden to face them. Facing them is forbidden because it is imitating the worship of images. However, if they are in the place but not in front of the qiblah, it is disliked to pray in a place with images, but the prayer is valid.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (1:10:56)
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