Does the sutrah suffice if it is shorter than the rear of the saddle? And is there a specific limit for the rear of the saddle?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, when praying facing a sutrah, does... the rear of the saddle mean that if it is shorter than the rear of the saddle, it does not suffice?
The Shaykh : The important thing is that it be raised, because the rear of the saddle does not have a fixed limit in the custom of the Arabs; it may be somewhat long or somewhat short, or something like that. That is, "like the rear of the saddle" does not always mean similarity in the legal language. Similarity in all aspects is known to you. "Like the rear of the saddle" could be one shibr, two shibr, higher than that, or lower than that; it is not important.
Another questioner: Shaykh, does one stand directly in front of the sutrah, or to the right or left?
The Shaykh : The hadith that says "He did not stand directly in front of it, but rather to the right or left" is a weak hadith.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that it be raised, because the rear of the saddle does not have a fixed limit in the custom of the Arabs; it may be somewhat long or somewhat short, or something like that. That is, "like the rear of the saddle" does not always mean similarity in the legal language. Similarity in all aspects is known to you. "Like the rear of the saddle" could be one shibr, two shibr, higher than that, or lower than that; it is not important.
Another questioner: Shaykh, does one stand directly in front of the sutrah, or to the right or left?
The Shaykh : The hadith that says "He did not stand directly in front of it, but rather to the right or left" is a weak hadith.