Prayer: Is Prayer Valid with a Najis Item Too Small to Cover ʿAwrah in Cases of Ambiguity?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is Prayer Valid with a Najis Item Too Small to Cover ʿAwrah in Cases of Ambiguity?

English:

Question #438:

Does the rule relating to the correctness of prayer prayed with an extrinsically najis thing that is not enough to cover one’s private parts apply only to the cases of forgetting of, or ignorance of, the rule or the subject, or does it cover cases of ambiguity with respect to the case or to the rule?

Answer #438:

The rule is neither specific to the case of forgetfulness nor to that of ignorance. Rather, it is permissible to perform prayers along with carrying an extrinsically najis thing which is not sufficient to cover the private parts even if one knows about it.

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