Is it permissible to place a heater in front of the worshippers or to pray facing it?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to place a heater in front of the worshippers or to pray facing it?
The Shaykh : It should be placed in such a way that the worshipper does not need to, or is not forced to, face it. If he faces it, and it is naturally closed, the matter is easy in that regard; because this phenomenon does not represent the phenomenon of the fire-worshippers when they face it in their worship and their misguidance; because when they face it, they do not restrict it in this manner, so the matter is easy. However, it is better to move this heater away from the direction in which the worshippers face it.
The Shaykh : It should be placed in such a way that the worshipper does not need to, or is not forced to, face it. If he faces it, and it is naturally closed, the matter is easy in that regard; because this phenomenon does not represent the phenomenon of the fire-worshippers when they face it in their worship and their misguidance; because when they face it, they do not restrict it in this manner, so the matter is easy. However, it is better to move this heater away from the direction in which the worshippers face it.
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