The Ruling on Praying in Short Trousers
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Question:
Is the prayer valid in trousers that are short of the knee? I read in one of the newspapers a fatwa from a scholar in Egypt stating that it is permissible to pray in such short trousers when someone asked him about it. I have also heard that it is not permissible. So, which of the two opinions should we follow? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that it is not valid, and that it is obligatory to cover what is between the navel and the knee. The thigh is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered), so it is not permissible for a Muslim to pray with his thigh exposed. Rather, he must cover the thigh and what is below the navel. If he has a garment on his shoulders, that is more complete, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:72.
Therefore, it should be that he has something on his shoulder, such as a garment or the like, along with the trousers, or along with the izar (lower garment). This is the Sunnah (recommended practice). Some scholars have held that if a man prays and has nothing on his shoulder, his prayer is not valid, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:72.
It is obligatory for the Muslim to seek out the Sunnah (recommended practice) and to strive to comply with the command of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) by covering what is between the navel and the knee, and by placing a garment or a shirt that covers his shoulders on his shoulder, so that he combines the two matters to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) directed. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Is the prayer valid in trousers that are short of the knee? I read in one of the newspapers a fatwa from a scholar in Egypt stating that it is permissible to pray in such short trousers when someone asked him about it. I have also heard that it is not permissible. So, which of the two opinions should we follow? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that it is not valid, and that it is obligatory to cover what is between the navel and the knee. The thigh is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered), so it is not permissible for a Muslim to pray with his thigh exposed. Rather, he must cover the thigh and what is below the navel. If he has a garment on his shoulders, that is more complete, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
None of you should offer Salat (prayer) in a single garment with no part of it on his shoulders.
لا يصلي أحدكم في الثوب الواحد ليس على عاتقه منه شيءTherefore, it should be that he has something on his shoulder, such as a garment or the like, along with the trousers, or along with the izar (lower garment). This is the Sunnah (recommended practice). Some scholars have held that if a man prays and has nothing on his shoulder, his prayer is not valid, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
None of you should offer Salat (prayer) in a single garment with no part of it on his shoulders.
لا يصلي أحدكم في الثوب الواحد ليس على عاتقه منه شيءIt is obligatory for the Muslim to seek out the Sunnah (recommended practice) and to strive to comply with the command of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) by covering what is between the navel and the knee, and by placing a garment or a shirt that covers his shoulders on his shoulder, so that he combines the two matters to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) directed. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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