Performing salaah with short-sleeved clothing
Question
Is it permissible to perform salaah with one's sleeves folded but the sleeves don't go above the elbows? Meaning the elbows are covered but the sleeves are folded.
Answer
It is makrooh to perform salaah with short-sleeved clothing or with the sleeves folded and the arms exposed.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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