The Book and a Box of Tissues as a Sutrah for the One Praying
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient for the sutrah to place a book in front of me, or a box of tissues as a sutrah?
Answer:
Anything that is raised and prevents people is sufficient. A box of tissues or anything else, but the book is respected and not left as a sutrah; the book and the mushaf are respected. One should only place a box of tissues, a stick, or something like that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient for the sutrah to place a book in front of me, or a box of tissues as a sutrah?
Answer:
Anything that is raised and prevents people is sufficient. A box of tissues or anything else, but the book is respected and not left as a sutrah; the book and the mushaf are respected. One should only place a box of tissues, a stick, or something like that.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السترة أمام المصلي وحكم المرور دونها — islamhouse.com (53:28)
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