Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

وَ سَأَلَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ فَيَخَافُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ مِنَ اَلْأَرْضِ قَالَ «يَضَعُ ثَوْبَهُ تَحْتَ جَبْهَتِهِ.

Abu Basir asked Him about a man praying in extreme heat and fearing for his forehead due to the hot ground. Imam (a.s) replied: "He should place his garment beneath his forehead”.

وَ سَأَلَ دَاوُدُ اَلصَّرْمِيُّ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنِّي أَخْرُجُ فِي هَذَا اَلْوَجْهِ وَ رُبَّمَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَوْضِعٌ أُصَلِّي فِيهِ مِنَ اَلثَّلْجِ فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ «إِنْ أَمْكَنَكَ أَنْ لاَ تَسْجُدَ عَلَى اَلثَّلْجِ فَلاَ تَسْجُدْ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُمْكِنْكَ فَسَوِّهِ وَ اُسْجُدْ عَلَيْهِ.

Dawud Al-Sarmi asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (a.s) about going on a journey where there may be no place to pray except on snow. How should he pray in such a case? Imam (a.s) replied: "If you can avoid prostrating on the snow, then do not prostrate on it. But if it is not possible, then level it and prostrate on it."

وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي مَحْمُودٍ لِلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: اَلرَّجُلُ يُصَلِّي عَلَى سَرِيرٍ مِنْ سَاجٍ وَ يَسْجُدُ عَلَى اَلسَّاجِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ.

Ibrahim ibn Abi Mahmoud said to Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s) about a man who prays on a bed made of teakwood and prostrates on the teakwood itself. Imam (a.s) replied: "Yes, there is no issue”.

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - «لاَ بَأْسَ بِالصَّلاَةِ عَلَى اَلْبُورِيَاءِ وَ اَلْخَصَفَةِ وَ كُلِّ نَبَاتٍ إِلاَّ اَلثَّمَرَةَ.

Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) that He said: "There is no issue with praying on mats made from reeds or on palm-leaf mats, and on any plant-based material, except for fruit”.

وَ سَأَلَ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ لُحُومِ اَلسِّبَاعِ مِنَ اَلطَّيْرِ وَ اَلدَّوَابِّ قَالَ «أَمَّا أَكْلُ لَحْمِهَا فَإِنَّا نَكْرَهُهُ وَ أَمَّا اَلْجُلُودُ فَارْكَبُوا عَلَيْهَا وَ لاَ تَلْبَسُوا مِنْهَا شَيْئاً تُصَلُّونَ فِيهِ.

Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) regarding eating the meat of wild animals, including birds and other beasts. Imam responded, "As for eating their meat, we dislike it, but as for their skins, you may use them to ride on but do not wear anything made from them for prayer."

وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ اَلْجَعْفَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُصَلِّي فِي جُبَّةِ خَزٍّ.

It has been narrated from Sulayman ibn Ja'far al-Ja'fari that He said: "I saw Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s) praying in a silk cloak (jubbah made of khazz)."

وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ اَلثَّانِيَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُصَلِّي اَلْفَرِيضَةَ وَ غَيْرَهَا فِي جُبَّةِ خَزٍّ طَارُونِيٍّ وَ كَسَانِي جُبَّةَ خَزٍّ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَبِسَهَا عَلَى بَدَنِهِ وَ صَلَّى فِيهَا وَ أَمَرَنِي بِالصَّلاَةِ فِيهَا.

Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated: "I saw Abu Ja'far al-Thani (Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad (a.s)) praying both the obligatory and non-obligatory prayers in a cloak made of fine silk fabric (khazz taruni). He gave me a cloak made of khazz, informed me that he had worn it on his body and prayed in it, and instructed me to pray in it as well."

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ اَلثَّانِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلسِّنْجَابِ وَ اَلْفَنَكِ وَ اَلْخَزِّ وَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ لاَ تُجِيبَنِي بِالتَّقِيَّةِ فِي ذَلِكَ فَكَتَبَ بِخَطِّهِ إِلَيَّ «صَلِّ فِيهَا.

It was narrated from Yahya ibn Abi Imran that He said: ‘I wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani (Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad (a.s)) concerning clothing made from squirrel (sanjab), mink (fanak), and silk (khazz), and I said: 'May I be your ransom, I would like you not to respond with dissimulation (taqiyya) regarding this matter.' The Imam (a.s) wrote back in his own handwriting, 'Pray in them.'"

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ اَلصَّرْمِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلثَّالِثَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلْخَزِّ يُغَشُّ بِوَبَرِ اَلْأَرَانِبِ فَكَتَبَ «يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ.

It was narrated from Dawud al-Sarmi that a man asked Abu al-Hasan al-Thalith (Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (a.s)), about praying in silk (khazz) that is mixed with rabbit fur. The Imam wrote in response: "That is permissible."

وَ كَتَبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلْقِرْمِزِ فَإِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا يَتَوَقَّوْنَ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِيهِ فَكَتَبَ «لاَ بَأْسَ مُطْلَقٌ وَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.

Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar wrote to Abu Muhammad Imam Hasan ibn Ali (a.s), asking about praying in garments dyed with crimson (qirmaz), saying, "Our companions avoid praying in it." The Imam wrote back: "There is no problem with it at all, and all praise is due to Allah (swt)."