Is it permissible to pray with hand muffs during the cold?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to pray with hand muffs, meaning the *dusus*? I see some of the brothers praying with them on cold days.
The Shaykh : There is no blame on a person if he prays in the *dusus* on cold days, because that is a pressing need, and a pressing need permits what it is better to leave. Likewise, there is no blame if the ground is hot or cold in a way that removes khushu' (humility in prayer), or if it contains pebbles that remove khushu', or something similar, for a person to place the end of his garment or the end of his turban, or something similar, between himself and that ground. This is because it hurts a person if he prostrates on it and removes his khushu'. So if he places on the ground something that removes this harm that occurs, there is no blame.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is the listener.
The Shaykh : There is no blame on a person if he prays in the *dusus* on cold days, because that is a pressing need, and a pressing need permits what it is better to leave. Likewise, there is no blame if the ground is hot or cold in a way that removes khushu' (humility in prayer), or if it contains pebbles that remove khushu', or something similar, for a person to place the end of his garment or the end of his turban, or something similar, between himself and that ground. This is because it hurts a person if he prostrates on it and removes his khushu'. So if he places on the ground something that removes this harm that occurs, there is no blame.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is the listener.