Is the sutrah for the one praying recommended or obligatory?
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Question:
Is taking a sutrah obligatory?
Answer:
The apparent meaning of the hadiths is that it is obligatory; his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 954Sahih (Darussalam), but what is known among the scholars is that it is a confirmed sunnah; because it is narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prayed in some places without a sutrah, as narrated by al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas, so the fact that he prayed without a sutrah at times indicates that it is not obligatory.
Is taking a sutrah obligatory?
Answer:
The apparent meaning of the hadiths is that it is obligatory; his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
When anyone of you performs prayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get close to it
إذا صلَّى أحدُكم فليصلِّ إلى سُترةٍ وليَدْنُ منها
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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