Is the sutrah for the one praying obligatory or recommended?
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Question:
Is the sutrah obligatory, O Shaykh?
Answer:
It is a recommended practice (sunnah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 954Sahih (Darussalam), and it is established in al-Nasa'i and others that he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed at times without a sutrah.
Is the sutrah obligatory, O Shaykh?
Answer:
It is a recommended practice (sunnah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When anyone of you performs prayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get close to it
إذا صلى أحدكم فليصل إلى سترة، وليدن منها
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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