Is it permissible to pray for officers who are required to wear badges with their pictures on their pockets?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I work in the military sector, and in our field of work, we must place badges bearing our pictures on our pockets. The question is: What is the ruling on praying while we have those badges on our pockets?
Answer:
If you are required to wear them, they become necessary images for the sake of work. If you did not carry them, you would not be able to work, so there is nothing wrong with carrying them. However, when praying, put them inside your pockets. They are not asking for them to be visible during prayer. It is not correct for a person to pray with a badge visible. So if you want to pray, put them in your pockets so they are not visible on you. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I work in the military sector, and in our field of work, we must place badges bearing our pictures on our pockets. The question is: What is the ruling on praying while we have those badges on our pockets?
Answer:
If you are required to wear them, they become necessary images for the sake of work. If you did not carry them, you would not be able to work, so there is nothing wrong with carrying them. However, when praying, put them inside your pockets. They are not asking for them to be visible during prayer. It is not correct for a person to pray with a badge visible. So if you want to pray, put them in your pockets so they are not visible on you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجوز الصلاة للضباط الذين ألزموا بوضع بطاقات عليها صورهم على جيوبهم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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