What is the ruling when someone enters the mosque while wearing a shirt with an image on it?
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The questioner : What is the ruling when someone enters the mosque while wearing a shirt with an image on it?
The Shaykh : On his clothes?
The questioner : Yes, on his clothes, there is an image or picture, and he entered the mosque to pray.
The Shaykh : His prayer is, of course, disliked.
The questioner : Only his prayer?
The Shaykh : But it is valid despite the dislike. And what did you mean by "only"?
The questioner : I mean, only his prayer is disliked, and he bears the sin of the rest, meaning the absence of the angels, or a reduction in the reward, for example?
The Shaykh : That is the meaning of dislike. As for whether angels do not enter a mosque that has an image in it, and whether it is ruled as a house among people's houses, that is not an easy answer to give. Because here there are reasons for the presence of angels and reasons for their departure, so which of the two prevails? We do not know. Is that clear?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. But what if the image is desecrated?
The Shaykh : Yes, in my view, there is no difference whether it is desecrated or not. It must be destroyed. Yes.
The questioner : Even if it is a pillow that one leans on?
The Shaykh : Even if it is a pillow.
The questioner : The story of the curtain, the hadith of Aisha's curtain, that she made it into pillows.
The Shaykh : I spoke about the curtain and we confirmed that its meaning and summary is that the images were cut apart.
Another questioner: Or does it serve a purpose in a period or stage before the prohibition? Is that possible?
The Shaykh : It is possible that it serves a purpose if the image is visible, correct? But I am not clear at all.
The Shaykh : On his clothes?
The questioner : Yes, on his clothes, there is an image or picture, and he entered the mosque to pray.
The Shaykh : His prayer is, of course, disliked.
The questioner : Only his prayer?
The Shaykh : But it is valid despite the dislike. And what did you mean by "only"?
The questioner : I mean, only his prayer is disliked, and he bears the sin of the rest, meaning the absence of the angels, or a reduction in the reward, for example?
The Shaykh : That is the meaning of dislike. As for whether angels do not enter a mosque that has an image in it, and whether it is ruled as a house among people's houses, that is not an easy answer to give. Because here there are reasons for the presence of angels and reasons for their departure, so which of the two prevails? We do not know. Is that clear?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. But what if the image is desecrated?
The Shaykh : Yes, in my view, there is no difference whether it is desecrated or not. It must be destroyed. Yes.
The questioner : Even if it is a pillow that one leans on?
The Shaykh : Even if it is a pillow.
The questioner : The story of the curtain, the hadith of Aisha's curtain, that she made it into pillows.
The Shaykh : I spoke about the curtain and we confirmed that its meaning and summary is that the images were cut apart.
Another questioner: Or does it serve a purpose in a period or stage before the prohibition? Is that possible?
The Shaykh : It is possible that it serves a purpose if the image is visible, correct? But I am not clear at all.