Should a Cat Litter Tray Be Removed from a Room That Contains Quranic Calligraphy Posters and Frames?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is it ok to pray in the same room where my cat’s litter tray is kept? There is also Ayat al-Kursi written in calligraphy placed on the walls. Is it considered disrespectful to keep the litter tray in the same room?
Also, I came across a fatwa indicating that it is disliked to view a cross symbol on a website. I am doing my A-Levels, and the examination board symbol has a cross in it. Whenever I approach past papers, the symbol is in view. What can be done about this?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
Keeping the litter tray in the same room is permissible and not considered disrespectful. However, if you can find an alternative place, then it will protect you from doubts and misgivings.
Don’t worry about the symbols on the papers. Your purpose is not to look at the symbols. You can always conceal them if it is on the front cover of the paper; otherwise, ignore. This is just Shaytan’s trickery to move you away and cause doubts and confusion. So rest assured. Carry on with your hard work and exam preparations.
Leave that Makes You Doubt
Hasan Ibn’ Ali (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Leave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt. Verily, truth brings peace of mind, and falsehood sows doubt.” [Tirmidhi]
May Allah (Most High) give you every success and ease in your exam, amin.
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I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
