Prayer: Does Carrying a Najis Item Like a Bloody Handkerchief Invalidate Prayer?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Does Carrying a Najis Item Like a Bloody Handkerchief Invalidate Prayer?

English:

Question #433:

If a praying person carries a handkerchief or something similar that is made najis by blood or has such things in his pocket, will his prayer be void?

Answer #433:

If the handkerchief is too small to cover one’s private parts, there is no problem in it.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer