Seeing impurity during prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person sees impurity during his prayer, does he continue in his prayer, or does he try to remove this impurity, for example, by spreading a mat if it is on his garment?
Answer:
If he is able to remove the garment containing the impurity and has another one to pray in, he removes it and completes his prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. This indicates that if one gets rid of the garment containing impurity during prayer and completes his prayer, his prayer is valid. However, if he is unable to get rid of this garment, he breaks his prayer, removes the impurity, and starts the prayer anew. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person sees impurity during his prayer, does he continue in his prayer, or does he try to remove this impurity, for example, by spreading a mat if it is on his garment?
Answer:
If he is able to remove the garment containing the impurity and has another one to pray in, he removes it and completes his prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
He used to pray in his sandals, so he took them off during the prayer. The Companions took off their sandals following his example (peace and blessings be upon him). When he finished the prayer, he said: What is the matter with you?
كان يصلي في نعاله فخلعهما أثناء الصلاة خلع الصحابة نعالهم اقتداء به صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما سلم قال ما لكم؟They said: We saw you take off your sandals. He said: Jibril informed me that there is harm in them.
قالوا رأيناك خلعت نعليك قال أخبرني جبريل أن فيهما أذى
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك : أن الناس في عصر الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم كانوا يأتون المساجد حفاة في الطين وغيره — islamhouse.com (58:15)
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