Placing a prayer mat in the home and its relation to waswasah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When we pray in our homes, we place a mat to pray on, even though the floor is clean and pure. Is this action considered waswasah?
Answer:
If you think that this is prescribed, then it is waswasah. But if you intend by this to protect yourself from the floor or the tiles, and you do not believe that this is prescribed, then there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When we pray in our homes, we place a mat to pray on, even though the floor is clean and pure. Is this action considered waswasah?
Answer:
If you think that this is prescribed, then it is waswasah. But if you intend by this to protect yourself from the floor or the tiles, and you do not believe that this is prescribed, then there is no harm. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (1:07:22)
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