Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What
do the noble scholars say about the following matter: In our masjid, foam
underlay is fitted under the floor mats. One’s forehead does not firmly rest on
it during prostration, nor can the hardness of the floor be felt through it. If
one presses his forehead harder downwards, it just depresses further. Will
prayer on such foam be valid?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ
الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
In
this case, prostration on the described foam, which prevents the worshipper
from firmly resting his forehead and feeling the hardness of the floor and
depresses further the more he presses his forehead, will not be valid. For this
reason, the prayer will also be invalid. It is necessary for the masjid
committee to avoid laying down such foam in the prayer area.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّم
Answered By : Mufti Hashim Khan Attari
Madani