Is it permissible to pray on a prayer mat if the designs on it are facing a direction other than the qiblah?
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The questioner : If the designs on the prayer mat are facing a direction other than the qiblah, is it permissible to pray on it?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is permissible to pray on the prayer mat whether its direction is toward the qiblah or away from it, as long as you, the one praying, are facing the qiblah. But is it obligatory for a person to pray on a prayer mat? Or is it prescribed for him to take a prayer mat to pray on? The answer is: No, it is not obligatory for him to pray on a prayer mat, nor is it prescribed for him to take a prayer mat to pray on. However, if the house has much ritual impurity and he takes a prayer mat to prostrate on so that he prays on a place that is pure with certainty, then there is no harm. Otherwise, the original ruling is that you pray in any place in the house and in any corner of the house, whether it is carpeted or not, and whether it is carpeted with a general or specific carpet. The original ruling is that you pray in the house wherever you wish. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh Muhammad. He has a section that is actually related to his question, and he says:
The Shaykh : Yes. It is permissible to pray on the prayer mat whether its direction is toward the qiblah or away from it, as long as you, the one praying, are facing the qiblah. But is it obligatory for a person to pray on a prayer mat? Or is it prescribed for him to take a prayer mat to pray on? The answer is: No, it is not obligatory for him to pray on a prayer mat, nor is it prescribed for him to take a prayer mat to pray on. However, if the house has much ritual impurity and he takes a prayer mat to prostrate on so that he prays on a place that is pure with certainty, then there is no harm. Otherwise, the original ruling is that you pray in any place in the house and in any corner of the house, whether it is carpeted or not, and whether it is carpeted with a general or specific carpet. The original ruling is that you pray in the house wherever you wish. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh Muhammad. He has a section that is actually related to his question, and he says: