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 اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ اَلْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ «صَلِّ وَ لاَ تُصَلِّ فِي أَعْطَانِ اَلْإِبِلِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَخَافَ عَلَى مَتَاعِكَ اَلضَّيْعَةَ فَاكْنُسْهُ وَ رُشَّهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَ صَلِّ فِيهِ» قَالَ «وَ كُرِهَ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِي اَلسَّبَخَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَكَاناً لَيِّناً تَقَعُ عَلَيْهِ اَلْجَبْهَةُ مُسْتَوِيَةً.
And Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام about praying in sheep pens, and Imam عليه السلام said: "Pray there, but do not pray in camel enclosures unless you fear for the safety of your belongings; in that case, sweep it and sprinkle it with water, then pray there." He also said: "Prayer in a salty land (sabkha) is disliked unless it is a soft, level place where the forehead can rest properly."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh