✦ Ruling on Using Objects with Gaps (Like Cots or Beds) as Sutrah in Salah ✦
❖ Question:
Can an object that has gaps in it, such as a cot or bed, serve as a sutrah (barrier) in Salah?
❖ Answer by:
Fadhilat al-Shaykh Abdul Wakeel Nasir ḥafiẓahullāh
✔ Yes, such items can serve as a valid sutrah, even if there are gaps or spaces between them.
✔ Items like a cot (charpāī) or bed (palang) are sufficient for the purpose of a sutrah, despite the empty spaces in their structure.
✔ Objects that have open spaces within them, like cots or beds, are valid as sutrah according to Sharī‘ah.
✔ The presence of gaps does not invalidate their use as a barrier in front of the praying person.
❖ Question:
Can an object that has gaps in it, such as a cot or bed, serve as a sutrah (barrier) in Salah?
❖ Answer by:
Fadhilat al-Shaykh Abdul Wakeel Nasir ḥafiẓahullāh
✦ Ruling on Objects with Gaps as Sutrah
✔ Yes, such items can serve as a valid sutrah, even if there are gaps or spaces between them.
✔ Items like a cot (charpāī) or bed (palang) are sufficient for the purpose of a sutrah, despite the empty spaces in their structure.
✦ Conclusion
✔ Objects that have open spaces within them, like cots or beds, are valid as sutrah according to Sharī‘ah.
✔ The presence of gaps does not invalidate their use as a barrier in front of the praying person.
