Ruling on the prayer of one who wears a watch with an image or a cross on it
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Q: From: Ibrahim. Q. The Southern Region says: Some watches have images of certain animals inside them. Is it permissible to pray while wearing them? Also, is it permissible to pray with a watch that has a cross on it, or not?
A: If the images on the watches are covered and not visible, there is no harm in that. However, if they are visible on the outside of the watch, or inside it when opened, that is not permissible. This is based on what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding his statement to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) :Riyad as-Salihin 1687.
The same applies to the cross; it is not permissible to wear a watch that contains it unless it is scraped off or covered with paint or the like. This is based on what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him):, and in another wording: .
A: If the images on the watches are covered and not visible, there is no harm in that. However, if they are visible on the outside of the watch, or inside it when opened, that is not permissible. This is based on what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding his statement to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) :
Spare no portrait unwiped out
لا تدع صورة إلا طمستهاThe same applies to the cross; it is not permissible to wear a watch that contains it unless it is scraped off or covered with paint or the like. This is based on what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him):
That he used to not see anything with a cross on it except that he would tear it apart
أنه كان لا يرى شيئًا فيه تصليب إلا نقضهexcept that he would tear it apart
إلا قضبه
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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