Prayer on the Roof of a Courtyard
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: May Allah honor you, regarding praying on the roof of a courtyard, is it necessary to spread a prayer mat on the roof, or may he pray on it directly?
Answer:
Yes, he prays on it directly because the roof is pure, and the impurity beneath the roof does not affect it, just as if one came upon impure ground and spread a mat on it, he would pray on the mat even if what was underneath was impure; likewise, the roof of the courtyard is not affected. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: May Allah honor you, regarding praying on the roof of a courtyard, is it necessary to spread a prayer mat on the roof, or may he pray on it directly?
Answer:
Yes, he prays on it directly because the roof is pure, and the impurity beneath the roof does not affect it, just as if one came upon impure ground and spread a mat on it, he would pray on the mat even if what was underneath was impure; likewise, the roof of the courtyard is not affected. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (1:06:45)
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