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Picking up Objects During Prayer
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Question:
O Eminent Shaykh, a man praying Salaatul-Dhuhr drops his handkerchief while he is standing so he bends down and grabs the handkerchief, is his prayer invalidated by this movement?
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Answer:
Yes, his prayer is invalidated by this movement; because when he makes Rukooż he bends down until he reaches the point of the Rukooż, but he has (now) increased the Rukooż (i.e. gone past the Rukooż point to grab his handkerchief or added another Rukooż). However, if he has done so out of ignorance then there is nothing upon him due to the generality of His, Exalted be He, statement: żOur Lord, punish us not if we forget or fall into error.ż [Sooratul-Baqarah 2: 286] Due to this, if you drop a handkerchief or key while you are standing in prayer then leave it until you reach it in sujood or pick it up with your foot. If you are able to stand on one foot, then get it with your foot then grab it (from your foot) with your hand. As for the person bending down to grab it from the ground wherein the rukooż would be closer to it than the qiyaam, then this is not permissible.
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Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
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Translated by Raha Azeezuddeen Batts
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http://sahab.net/forums/showthread.php?t=372233
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