What is the ruling on praying on a pure prayer mat that has an impure rug underneath it?
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The questioner : She says: If a woman prays on a pure prayer mat, and this mat is laid over a rug, and if her clothes touch this impure rug, is the prayer valid?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Is this rug impure from its beginning to its end, or is only part of it impure?
The questioner : If it is only part of it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If it is part of it, then it does not matter, as the default is purity.
The presenter : The default is purity. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Is this rug impure from its beginning to its end, or is only part of it impure?
The questioner : If it is only part of it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If it is part of it, then it does not matter, as the default is purity.
The presenter : The default is purity. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 324- ما حكم الصلاة على سجادة طاهرة وتحتها زولية غير طاهرة /سؤال على الهاتف /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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