Is the prayer valid for one who is separated from the front rows in the mosque by a glass barrier?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In one of the mosques, there is a circle for memorizing the Qur'an. When the obligatory prayer time comes, the students gather in that circle with their teachers and pray behind the rows, separated by a glass barrier that is not connected to the front rows. He asks: Is their prayer valid and prescribed?
Answer:
As long as they are inside the mosque, there is no objection; as long as they are inside the mosque, their prayer is valid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In one of the mosques, there is a circle for memorizing the Qur'an. When the obligatory prayer time comes, the students gather in that circle with their teachers and pray behind the rows, separated by a glass barrier that is not connected to the front rows. He asks: Is their prayer valid and prescribed?
Answer:
As long as they are inside the mosque, there is no objection; as long as they are inside the mosque, their prayer is valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تصح صلاة من يفصل بينه وبين الصفوف الأولى في المسجد حاجز زجاجي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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