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Pictures of animate objects on a musalla

Q: My friend has a Musalla (prayer mat) which looks like it has facial images. Can the musalla be used for the purpose of sitting and sleeping? What other purposes can the Musalla with facial images be used for?

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A: All images of animate objects are haraam in Islam. If your friend wishes to use the musalla then he should remove the images or cover it (through sewing some material over it).

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

سمعت عائشة رضي الله عنها قدم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من سفر وقد سترت بقرام لي على سهوة لي فيها تماثيل فلما رآه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هتكه وقال أشد الناس عذابا يوم القيامة الذين يضاهون بخلق الله. (بخاري رقم 5954)

عن ابن عباس قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من صور صورة عذبه الله حتى ينفخ فيها يعني الروح وليس بنافخ فيها. (ترمذي 2/305)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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