Performing prayer while using a mat or a cap made of plastic

19-1-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

ASSALAM WALAIKUM. NOWADAYS PEOPLE USE MATS AND CAPS MADE OF PLASTIC IN THE MASJID WHILE OFFERING NAMAAZ. IS THERE ANY PROHIBITION REGARDING THE USE OF THE SAME ? UR REPLY WILL HELP US . ALLAH HAFIZ.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

It is permissible to perform prayer on mats made of plastic, and to wear a cap made of plastic as long as wearing it does not involve imitation of the disbelievers or dissolute people. Plastic is in principle a pure material, and we do not know any scholar who gave a Fatwa prohibiting or disliking its usage. Also, scholars stated that it is permissible to perform prayer on any pure item.

Allaah Knows best.