What is the ruling on isbal, and is the prayer valid with it?
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The questioner : Isbal is absolutely forbidden. May Allah keep you safe?
The Shaykh : Isbal is forbidden.
The questioner : Absolutely!
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And what if there is a dire necessity, for example, or something of that sort?
The Shaykh : What dire necessity? May Allah guide you?
The questioner : I mean in prayer!
The Shaykh : What dire necessity? There is no dire necessity.
The questioner : In prayer!
The Shaykh : There is no dire necessity, O Shaykh. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Is the prayer with isbal invalid, or is the reward deficient?
The Shaykh : No, it is not invalid.
The questioner : Is the reward deficient?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : O my Shaykh, if I were in a state of major ritual impurity, how would I take a bath?!
The Shaykh : You would wash.
The Shaykh : Isbal is forbidden.
The questioner : Absolutely!
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And what if there is a dire necessity, for example, or something of that sort?
The Shaykh : What dire necessity? May Allah guide you?
The questioner : I mean in prayer!
The Shaykh : What dire necessity? There is no dire necessity.
The questioner : In prayer!
The Shaykh : There is no dire necessity, O Shaykh. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Is the prayer with isbal invalid, or is the reward deficient?
The Shaykh : No, it is not invalid.
The questioner : Is the reward deficient?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : O my Shaykh, if I were in a state of major ritual impurity, how would I take a bath?!
The Shaykh : You would wash.
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