Is prayer invalidated when an organ is uncovered during prayer? What is the criterion for it?
During prayer, the waist of my spouse was opened in prostration and I saw it. Is the wudu or prayer of my spouse or both of them invalidated? Is it different if it is anybody else? That is, is the invalidation of the prayer different in terms of mahram or nan-mahram people?
Dear Brother / Sister,
If less than one-fourth of the waist is uncovered, prayer is not invalidated. Wudu is not invalidated when an organ is uncovered.
If an awrah place of a person is uncovered in prayer and if he covers it at once, his prayer is valid. There is consensus about it. If it remains uncovered long enough to fulfill a rukn, prayer is invalidated. There is consensus about it too. However, according to Imam Muhammad, prayer is invalidated if he does not cover it until he fulfills a rukn. If he waits long enough to fulfill a rukn but does not fulfill a rukn, prayer is invalidated. (Sharhu Nuqaya / Sheikh Abul-Makarim)
The first view is regarded more appropriate in terms of caution.
Questions on Islam
- While a woman prays, to what extent of uncovering her arms and wrists invalidate the prayer?
- If I think too much about what I am going to do in prayer, is it necessary to perform prostration of forgetfulness?
- Is wudu (ablution) invalidated if a woman uncovers her hair?
- What should a person whose wudu is invalidated while performing a grayer individually or in congregation do?
- Is it necessary to perform a prayer again if awrah places are opened and if wudu is broken in prayer?
- Is the prayer of a man invalidated if his waist is opened in prayer? I am very tall; therefore, my waist is opened in prayer no matter what I wear. Is it regarded as an excuse?
- What is amal kathir in prayer? I know that changing the place of things in prayer invalidates prayer. Is prayer invalidated if a person changes the place of things involuntarily?
- After having performed a prayer, is it necessary for a woman to perform it again if she realizes that a few strands of her hair or more is visible?
- Does performing ruku and sajdah (prostration) before the command of the imam invalidate the prayer?
- What are the decrees about awrah places being opened while performing prayers? Is it permissible to perform prayers wearing a garment with a hole as big as a walnut a bit over the knee?
