Second Condition of Salaah: Taahir Clothes

Q. What is meant by taahir clothes?

A. Clothes on the body of the person saying salaah, like shirt, pant, pajama, cap, coat, gown, etc., must be clean. It is a condition for the prayer that these clothes should not have more than one dirham (coin-size) of najaasat ghaleeza. Also, najaasat khafeefah should not exceed one-fourth portion of the garment.

If najaasat ghaleeza is less than the size of one dirham on the clothes, or najaasat khafeefah covers less than one-fourth portion of the garment, prayers can be said.

Q. If a part of a long headdress is nijs and a person leaves this part hanging and wears the half portion from the other end, will salaah be acceptable?

A. It is necessary that the clothing which a namaazi wears and which moves with his movement should be taahir. When a namaazi moves, the headdress also moves, hence the prayer in this case will not be allowed.