Places Where Prayer is Permissible and Where it is Not Permissible
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 39
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 39
Places Where Prayer is Permissible and Where it is Not Permissible
وَ سَأَلَ لَيْثٌ اَلْمُرَادِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْوَسَائِدِ تَكُونُ فِي اَلْبَيْتِ فِيهَا اَلتَّمَاثِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينٍ أَوْ عَنْ شِمَالٍ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تُجَاهَ اَلْقِبْلَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ مِنْهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مِمَّا يَلِي اَلْقِبْلَةَ فَغَطِّهِ وَ صَلِّ.
Laith al-Muradi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام about cushions in the house that have images on them, whether they are to the right or to the left. Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in it as long as they are not facing the Qibla. If any of them are in front of you, facing the Qibla, then cover them and pray."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 36