Praying on a Prayer Mat Bearing an Image of the Ka‘ba

Question

There is an image of the Ka‘ba on the prayer mats. What is [the ruling on] praying on them? Should this image be concealed by stretching another cloth over it, or what should be done? If they are sold, only a quarter of the price is obtained, and the mosque suffers a loss.

Answer

In the case asked about, there is no harm (haraj) in the Sacred Law in praying on these mats: there is no need either to stretch cloth over them or to sell them. In “Ghunyat al-Mustamli” it says: [ar]وأما صورة غير ذي الروح فلا خلاف في عدم كراهة الصلاة عليها أو إليها[/ar] “As for the image of what has no soul, there is no disagreement that praying on it or facing it is not…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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