Prayers with pictures eyes
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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this question:
assalamo alaikum
i wanted to ask that i have heard that reading
namaz in a room with pictures or "eyes" is wrong. is this right? if
so can u please specify the source
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Answer:
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Although there is absolutely no relation between the
validity of prayers in a room with pictures or eyes, it would best to remove
the animate pictures from one’s homes because the Messenger of Allah (saws)
said that the Angels of Mercy do not enter a home where there are animate
pictures.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4140 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘The Angels do not enter a house which contains
an (animate) picture, a dog, or a man who is impure by sexual defilement.’
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.843 Narrated by Abu Salim
Once Gabriel promised to visit the Prophet
(saws) but he delayed and the Prophet (saws) got worried about that. At last he (saws) came out and found Jibrael
(a.s.) and complained to him of his grief (for his delay). Jibrael (a.s.) said to him, "We do not
enter a place in which there is an (animate) picture, or a dog."
If one does pray in a room which happens to have animate
pictures, his prayer will be considered valid; but it would be best and purest
for one, who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day, to remove the
animate pictures from one’s homes.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister