What is the required height of the sutrah that a person praying uses?
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The Shaykh : We have prepared an introduction. You Arabs know your customs and traditions better than we non-Arabs do.
The questioner : You have become Arabized, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : We do not have camels or saddles, and consequently, we do not have the back of a saddle. You are the people of saddles.
The questioner : No, we are no longer people of saddles.
The Shaykh : Or otherwise.
The questioner : We have become people of cars.
Another questioner : Land Rovers.
Another questioner : What is the Shari'ah height of the sutrah, my Shaykh? Is it a shibr?
The Shaykh : The back of the saddle. Do you imagine it is what the rider on the camel hangs his provisions on? There is one in front where he wraps his leg like this, and one in the back. What is it called?
The questioner : The khurj.
The Shaykh : The khurj, the khuruj. It remains higher than a shibr.
The questioner : He leans his back against it.
The Shaykh : He leans his back against it, and it has what? Like a pomegranate, rounded on top.
The questioner : So that nothing falls off it, meaning how much...?
The Shaykh : Meaning a shibr and a half, a shibr and a half.
The questioner : Thirty centimeters, more than thirty centimeters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : More than thirty centimeters.
The Shaykh : Two shibr.
The questioner : You have become Arabized, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : We do not have camels or saddles, and consequently, we do not have the back of a saddle. You are the people of saddles.
The questioner : No, we are no longer people of saddles.
The Shaykh : Or otherwise.
The questioner : We have become people of cars.
Another questioner : Land Rovers.
Another questioner : What is the Shari'ah height of the sutrah, my Shaykh? Is it a shibr?
The Shaykh : The back of the saddle. Do you imagine it is what the rider on the camel hangs his provisions on? There is one in front where he wraps his leg like this, and one in the back. What is it called?
The questioner : The khurj.
The Shaykh : The khurj, the khuruj. It remains higher than a shibr.
The questioner : He leans his back against it.
The Shaykh : He leans his back against it, and it has what? Like a pomegranate, rounded on top.
The questioner : So that nothing falls off it, meaning how much...?
The Shaykh : Meaning a shibr and a half, a shibr and a half.
The questioner : Thirty centimeters, more than thirty centimeters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : More than thirty centimeters.
The Shaykh : Two shibr.
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