The ruling on lowering the head in prayer and wearing a skullcap.
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The Shaykh : Do not leave a space behind you if there is room. This is Hanafi, this is Hanafi, this is Salafi, yes.
The questioner : Is there anything wrong with lowering the head in prayer?
The Shaykh : There is something, but what is it? It is a disliked act of the lighter kind (makruh tanzihi), yes.
The questioner : The best option, meaning, since it is a disliked act of the lighter kind, it is better to wear the skullcap.
The Shaykh : Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari used to say, "This is my garment on the peg," meaning the cloak was hanging on the peg, and he prayed with half his body exposed. Why? He said, "So that you learn that it is permissible for half the body to be exposed."
The questioner : Both shoulders and everything.
The Shaykh : But we do not do this, but the matter of the head is easy. Do not try to trick me into standing in a single row; if you want to do it with me, stand foot to foot.
The questioner : Is there anything wrong with lowering the head in prayer?
The Shaykh : There is something, but what is it? It is a disliked act of the lighter kind (makruh tanzihi), yes.
The questioner : The best option, meaning, since it is a disliked act of the lighter kind, it is better to wear the skullcap.
The Shaykh : Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari used to say, "This is my garment on the peg," meaning the cloak was hanging on the peg, and he prayed with half his body exposed. Why? He said, "So that you learn that it is permissible for half the body to be exposed."
The questioner : Both shoulders and everything.
The Shaykh : But we do not do this, but the matter of the head is easy. Do not try to trick me into standing in a single row; if you want to do it with me, stand foot to foot.
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