Remembering a dirty handkerchief in one's pocket during prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I had a handkerchief with impurity on it, and I put it in my pocket to throw it in the trash later, but I forgot and did not remember until during the prayer. Is it required that I break the prayer, or do I continue my prayer?
Answer:
You break the prayer. Take out the handkerchief and place it in front of you. Take out the impure handkerchief and place it on the ground in front of you. And when you finish the prayer, pick it up, and praise be to Allah. This is the Sunnah (recommended practice) for one who learns during the prayer that he has an impure garment on him or has something impure with him: that he gets rid of it and completes his prayer. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I had a handkerchief with impurity on it, and I put it in my pocket to throw it in the trash later, but I forgot and did not remember until during the prayer. Is it required that I break the prayer, or do I continue my prayer?
Answer:
You break the prayer. Take out the handkerchief and place it in front of you. Take out the impure handkerchief and place it on the ground in front of you. And when you finish the prayer, pick it up, and praise be to Allah. This is the Sunnah (recommended practice) for one who learns during the prayer that he has an impure garment on him or has something impure with him: that he gets rid of it and completes his prayer. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن تلاعبه وكيده : تلاعبه بالثنوية — islamhouse.com (36:47)
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