Is it prescribed to use a special mat for prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is using a special mat for prayer, when there is no need for it, a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
No, using a mat for prayer is not a religious innovation (bid'ah). Rather, it is permissible. We do not say it is a means of spreading the religion, and the one praying...
...prays according to his circumstances, on the ground, on a bed, or on his mat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray according to the situation; sometimes he would pray on the ground, and sometimes he would pray on a mat (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not intend to pray only on the ground or only on a bed, but he would pray as things turned out. So if a person prays on a mat, on a bed, or on the ground, there is nothing wrong with any of that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is using a special mat for prayer, when there is no need for it, a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
No, using a mat for prayer is not a religious innovation (bid'ah). Rather, it is permissible. We do not say it is a means of spreading the religion, and the one praying...
...prays according to his circumstances, on the ground, on a bed, or on his mat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray according to the situation; sometimes he would pray on the ground, and sometimes he would pray on a mat (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not intend to pray only on the ground or only on a bed, but he would pray as things turned out. So if a person prays on a mat, on a bed, or on the ground, there is nothing wrong with any of that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يشرع اتخاذ سجادة خاصة للصلاة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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