Wearing the shemagh in prayer and uncovering the head
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is wearing the shemagh in prayer better than uncovering the head?
Answer:
Yes, it is more beautiful to adorn oneself and cover the head with a shemagh, a turban, or a ghutrah. A Muslim adorns himself for prayer, and this adornment is in addition to covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:[Al-A'raf 7:31] He says: This includes covering the 'awrah and includes the adornment and beauty in clothing and appearance. Worship, Jumu'ah (the Friday prayer), and jama'ah (congregation) are more deserving of one adorning oneself for them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is wearing the shemagh in prayer better than uncovering the head?
Answer:
Yes, it is more beautiful to adorn oneself and cover the head with a shemagh, a turban, or a ghutrah. A Muslim adorns himself for prayer, and this adornment is in addition to covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:
take your adornment at every masjid
خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من لم ير الفخذ من العورة — islamhouse.com (53:24)
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