Is prayer invalidated if a person prostrates with his prayer cap covering his forehead?
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is necessary to be careful while prostrating because if the cap, turban, etc. on the head covers the forehead, it is regarded makruh.
It is not permissible to perform a prayer if the forehead is covered by something thick like a turban that prevents feeling the hardness of the ground. For, what is meant by prostration is to put the forehead on the ground and to want to be close to Lord of the Realms with one’s humbleness and weakness.
If a person puts the sleeve of his garment, or the end of his cloak, gown, etc. on the place of prostration in order to protect his face from the soil, it is makruh. If he does it to protect his turban and garment, it is not makruh. (Bahr ar-Raiq / Ibn Nujaym; Celal Yıldırım, Kaynaklarıyla İslam Fıkhı, Uysal Kitabevi: 1/366-367)
Questions on Islam
- Makruhs of prayer
- Does lifting the foot from the ground while in prostration invalidate prayer? Is it necessary to keep the big toe of the right foot on the ground during prostration only or throughout the prayer?
- How should the place to prostrate on be? On what things is it permissible to prostrate?
- Did our Prophet (pbuh) ever pray (perform salat) without covering his head or wearing a cap or turban?
- Is it Sunnah to wear a Turban while praying, Is it obligatory for Muslims to wear Turbans and skullcaps? What did prophet Muhammad (PBUH) say about wearing a turban while praying?
- Is it permissible to prostrate on long hair?
- Will you give information about the decree of wearing a turban, cap, shalwar (baggy trousers) and gown in daily life, and wearing them while performing prayers?
- Is it permissible for men to wear jeans (tight clothes)? Do they harm prayers?
- How should a person who cannot put his head on the ground/floor due to an excuse prostrate?
- Can a person performing prayer (ṣalāh/namāz) prevent someone from passing in front of them?
