Abdur-Raheem McCarthy – Wearing medical masks in prayer Halal or Haram

Abdur-Raheem McCarthy
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The customer is asking the agent if they can remove a mask when praying with a medical mask. The agent explains that the mask is prohibited during prayer because it forms a Having Trump on the head, but if the customer and others wear the mask, they can still pray. The agent also clarifies that the mask is not required for prayer but rather for regular prayer.

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			Is it permissible for us to pray with medical mask on? Or do we have to remove them when it comes
time for the prayer? There's two issues when it comes to praying with a medical mask. The first is
that there's a hadith where the Prophet alayhi salat wa salam forbid men from covering their mouth
during the prayer. And these medical masks come with another issue which is when we were like this,
they cover both the mouth and the nose so you're preventing your nose from making sujood on the
ground. However, even though that's the situation if there's a need and or necessity, then it's
permissible for us to cover any part of our face or even the entire face like women for example,
		
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			were in the club. If men come around they can completely cover so when you and when it comes time to
pray, and you have your face covered wearing the medical mask, do they work or not Allah Adam, some
say they do. Some say they don't. But if you're wearing for medical reasons, then you don't have to
take it off and your prayer will be accepted in shallow tattoo