Is the prayer valid for one who wears a palm-leaf mat?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is it called?
Another questioner: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we say that if there is something present that is considered adornment, there is some doubt in our minds about the validity of the prayer. I mean, if he brings a *khasaf*—do you know what *khasaf* is? *Khasaf* is the palm fronds. Do you not know it? Fine, do you know the mat made from... the palm? He brings a mat and wraps it around his body and stands to pray. If the usual adornment is present, I have some doubt in my heart about this. But if that is not present, we say: fear Allah as much as you are able. Yes?
The Shaykh : What is it called?
Another questioner: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we say that if there is something present that is considered adornment, there is some doubt in our minds about the validity of the prayer. I mean, if he brings a *khasaf*—do you know what *khasaf* is? *Khasaf* is the palm fronds. Do you not know it? Fine, do you know the mat made from... the palm? He brings a mat and wraps it around his body and stands to pray. If the usual adornment is present, I have some doubt in my heart about this. But if that is not present, we say: fear Allah as much as you are able. Yes?