What Garments Are Permissible for Prayer and What Garments Are Not
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 40
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 40
What Garments Are Permissible for Prayer and What Garments Are Not
وَ سَأَلَ عَبْدُ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ اَلْحَجَّاجِ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلدَّرَاهِمِ اَلسُّودِ تَكُونُ مَعَ اَلرَّجُلِ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي مَرْبُوطَةً أَوْ غَيْرَ مَرْبُوطَةٍ فَقَالَ «مَا أَشْتَهِي أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ وَ مَعَهُ هَذِهِ اَلدَّرَاهِمُ اَلَّتِي فِيهَا اَلتَّمَاثِيلُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «مَا لِلنَّاسِ بُدٌّ مِنْ حِفْظِ بَضَائِعِهِمْ فَإِنْ صَلَّى وَ هِيَ مَعَهُ فَلْتَكُنْ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ لاَ يَجْعَلْ شَيْئاً مِنْهَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَلْقِبْلَةِ.
Abdul Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام about black dirhams (coins) with images on them being with a man while he prays, whether tied or untied. Imam عليه السلام said: "I do not desire that he prays while having these dirhams with images on them." Then Imam عليه السلام said: "People have no choice but to safeguard their belongings, so if he prays while having them, let them be behind him, and he should not place anything between himself and the qibla”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh