Prayer in Front of a Fire
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Question:
The Shaykh’s issue with you is that there is a fire in front of him, because some of the scholars of knowledge said that it is permissible to recite, and he knew that this is even likened to the punishment of the Fire.
Answer:
Yes, it is disliked. It is disliked because it involves imitating the disbelievers. The prayer is valid because he is praying for Allah (Mighty and Majestic); he is not praying in the Fire, and he did not intend to imitate them. So this is disliked to block the means to harm, but as for the prayer, it is valid.
The Shaykh’s issue with you is that there is a fire in front of him, because some of the scholars of knowledge said that it is permissible to recite, and he knew that this is even likened to the punishment of the Fire.
Answer:
Yes, it is disliked. It is disliked because it involves imitating the disbelievers. The prayer is valid because he is praying for Allah (Mighty and Majestic); he is not praying in the Fire, and he did not intend to imitate them. So this is disliked to block the means to harm, but as for the prayer, it is valid.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرضاع — islamhouse.com (1:03:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.