What is the ruling on prostrating on a taqiyah?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, regarding the taqiyah, if a man prostrates in it
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : If he prostrates in it during prostration
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Prostrating on the taqiyah, on the ghutrah, or on the garment you are wearing is disliked, because this is something attached to the praying person. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We used to pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in intense heat. If one of us could not place his forehead on the ground, he would spread his garment and prostrate on it".
This indicates that they do not prostrate on their clothes or on what is attached to them except out of necessity, as he said: "If one of us could not place his forehead on the ground."
As for when there is no necessity, it is disliked. Accordingly, prostrating on the edge of the taqiyah is disliked because there is no need for it.
So a person should lift his taqiyah when prostrating so that he can place his forehead directly on the place of prostration. As for something separate, such as a person prostrating on a mat or a large handkerchief that accommodates his hands, forehead, and nose, there is nothing wrong with it because it is separate. It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed on the khamrah, which is a small mat that accommodates the hands, forehead, and nose of the one praying. Yes.
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : If he prostrates in it during prostration
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Prostrating on the taqiyah, on the ghutrah, or on the garment you are wearing is disliked, because this is something attached to the praying person. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We used to pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in intense heat. If one of us could not place his forehead on the ground, he would spread his garment and prostrate on it".
This indicates that they do not prostrate on their clothes or on what is attached to them except out of necessity, as he said: "If one of us could not place his forehead on the ground."
As for when there is no necessity, it is disliked. Accordingly, prostrating on the edge of the taqiyah is disliked because there is no need for it.
So a person should lift his taqiyah when prostrating so that he can place his forehead directly on the place of prostration. As for something separate, such as a person prostrating on a mat or a large handkerchief that accommodates his hands, forehead, and nose, there is nothing wrong with it because it is separate. It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed on the khamrah, which is a small mat that accommodates the hands, forehead, and nose of the one praying. Yes.