Covering the head in prayer and the ruling on the prayer of one who leaves his head uncovered
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: One of my brothers mentioned to me that it is not established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with his head uncovered. Is this evidence that covering the head is a confirmed recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, without a doubt, it is more beautiful for you to cover your head with a turban or a covering of the kind customary in the community; that is better.[Al-A'raf 7:31] By adornment is meant covering the private parts, and by it is also meant beautifying one’s appearance. Yes, an appearance that is beautified for prayer. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, what is the ruling on the prayer of one who prayed with his head uncovered?
The Shaykh:
His prayer is valid. If he covered his private parts, from the navel to the knee, his prayer is valid. But there is a deficiency in it. Yes, to the extent that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) makes it obligatory to cover one of the shoulders in addition to covering the private parts. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: One of my brothers mentioned to me that it is not established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with his head uncovered. Is this evidence that covering the head is a confirmed recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, without a doubt, it is more beautiful for you to cover your head with a turban or a covering of the kind customary in the community; that is better.
take your adornment at every masjid
خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍThe questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, what is the ruling on the prayer of one who prayed with his head uncovered?
The Shaykh:
His prayer is valid. If he covered his private parts, from the navel to the knee, his prayer is valid. But there is a deficiency in it. Yes, to the extent that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) makes it obligatory to cover one of the shoulders in addition to covering the private parts. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نظر المصلي إلى سجوده والنهي عن رفع البصر في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:02:14)
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