Fatwa ID: 04483
Answered by: Maulana Muddasser Dhedhy
Question
What is the ruling for praying salah in a changing room?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Changing rooms are usually occupied by people who are not properly dressed and they are also in close proximity to toilets and showers. Music may also be playing in the area.
It is permissible to perform salah anywhere, provided that it is clean and free from any impurity. If a person performs salah in a part of the changing room which is clean, then the salah would be valid. However, as one is standing in front of Allah during salah and is in direct communication with Allah, it is advisable that one should pray in a decent place that is free from immoralities.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Muddasser Dhedhy
Check and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] تطهير النجاسة من بدن المصلي وثوبه والمكان الذي يصلي عليه واجب. هكذا في الزاهدي في باب الأنجاس هذا إذا كانت النجاسة قدرا مانعا وأمكن إزالتها من غير ارتكاب ما هو أشد حتى لو لم يتمكن من إزالتها إلا بإبداء عورته للناس يصلي معها ولو أبداها للإزالة فسق. هكذا في البحر الرائق ويعتبر ظاهر البدن حتى لو اكتحل بكحل نجس لا يجب عليه غسل عينه. كذا في السراج الوهاج. (الفتاوى الهندية ج 1 ص 64. دار الكتب العلمية)