What is the ruling on wearing clothes that have pictures on them, and is prayer valid with them if something is worn over them that covers them?
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The correct view among scholars is the prohibition of wearing clothes that contain images of animate beings, whether they are images of humans or some animals. However, the prayer performed in such clothes is valid if it fulfills its conditions, pillars, and obligations and is free from anything that invalidates it, regardless of whether these images are covered or not. This is despite incurring sin for wearing such clothes.
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