Child entering a room where Salaah is being performed with an animate object on his T-Shirt
Question
If one is praying, and during last rakaat a boy with a animated t-shirt comes to the entrance of the room and he stands at 4 o'clock of the praying person from a distance of 3 meters, does the person salaah become makrooh.
Answer
The salaah is valid.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
ويكره أن يكون فوق رأسه في السقف أو بين يديه أو بحذائه تصاوير أو صورة معلقة لحديث جبريل إنا لا ندخل بيتا فيه كلب أو صورة ولو كانت الصورة صغيرة بحيث لا تبدو للناظر لا يكره لأن الصغار جدا لا تعبد (الهداية 1/ 142)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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