IS IT COMPULSORY FOR EVERYONE TO COVER THEIR HEAD WHILE OFFERING NAMAAZ ?
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IS IT COMPULSORY FOR
EVERYONE TO COVER THEIR HEAD WHILE OFFERING NAMAAZ ?
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Answer:
Should one cover their head while praying
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.
Wearing a covering on the head
is not amongst the obligatory acts for a believing male, while offering his
prayers. If one covers his head, or
leaves it uncovered; both ways his prayers will not be effected.
The dress norm at the time of
the Messenger of Allah (saws) was such that the Arabs used to wear a turban
over their heads; and thus the Messenger of Allah (saws) normally always prayed
with his head covered. Thus, if the
normal dress code of the person is such that he covers his head (like the Arab
‘gatra’ or head-cover); then it is fine to pray with
the head cover. But if the normal dress code of the person is
such that in normal circumstances he does not cover his head, there is no need
to specially cover his head while praying.
But if he does cover his head, there is no harm.
Ibn 'Asakir
related that the Prophet would sometimes remove his cap and place it in front
of him as a ‘sutrah’ for prayer.
It is obligatory for a believing
woman to cover her head while offering her prayers.
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