Is it a condition that the turban over which one wipes must be permissible?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is it a condition that the turban must be permissible?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it a condition that the turban must be permissible?
The Shaykh : It must be permissible. This is based on the question: Is it a condition that the garment a person wears to cover himself in prayer must be permissible? The correct view is that it is not a condition. In reality, this is based on the principle: If a person commits a forbidden cause, does the effect cease to exist or not?
This issue you mentioned is one example, and another is: If a person travels on a forbidden journey, does he shorten the prayer or not?
So if we say that he does not shorten the prayer because the cause is forbidden, we say this is like that: he does not wipe over it because it is forbidden. Although this view is questionable upon reflection, it has a benefit, which is preventing a person from wearing what is forbidden. For example, if a man wears a silk turban, we say it is not permissible for him to wipe over it, to restrict him so that perhaps he will abandon this.
The questioner : Is it a condition that the turban must be permissible?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it a condition that the turban must be permissible?
The Shaykh : It must be permissible. This is based on the question: Is it a condition that the garment a person wears to cover himself in prayer must be permissible? The correct view is that it is not a condition. In reality, this is based on the principle: If a person commits a forbidden cause, does the effect cease to exist or not?
This issue you mentioned is one example, and another is: If a person travels on a forbidden journey, does he shorten the prayer or not?
So if we say that he does not shorten the prayer because the cause is forbidden, we say this is like that: he does not wipe over it because it is forbidden. Although this view is questionable upon reflection, it has a benefit, which is preventing a person from wearing what is forbidden. For example, if a man wears a silk turban, we say it is not permissible for him to wipe over it, to restrict him so that perhaps he will abandon this.