What is the ruling on praying voluntary prayers on a mount in a settled area?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on praying voluntary prayers in a settled area?
The Shaykh : By analogy to what?
The questioner : What is the ruling on praying voluntary prayers in a settled area?
The Shaykh : In the desert?
The questioner : In a settled area.
The Shaykh : As for praying on a mount, if it is an obligatory prayer, it is not valid, neither in a settled area nor while traveling, except out of dire necessity, such as when it is raining and the ground is wet, making it impossible for them to dismount and prostrate on it. As for voluntary prayers, they are permissible on a mount specifically while traveling, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount wherever it faced. As for in a settled area, it is not permissible. Yes.
The Shaykh : By analogy to what?
The questioner : What is the ruling on praying voluntary prayers in a settled area?
The Shaykh : In the desert?
The questioner : In a settled area.
The Shaykh : As for praying on a mount, if it is an obligatory prayer, it is not valid, neither in a settled area nor while traveling, except out of dire necessity, such as when it is raining and the ground is wet, making it impossible for them to dismount and prostrate on it. As for voluntary prayers, they are permissible on a mount specifically while traveling, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount wherever it faced. As for in a settled area, it is not permissible. Yes.