What is the ruling on performing prayer and ablution in a usurped place, or performing ablution with usurped water, or praying in a usurped garment? And what are the detailed rulings concerning this, along with the evidence? And under which chapter of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh) do these issues fall?
"Prayer and ablution performed on usurped land, or with usurped water, or with stolen clothes—all of these are valid, though the doer incurs sin. This is the view of the majority of scholars, and it is supported by the separation of the command from the prohibition. Thus, the act is valid, and its doer is rewarded for it, but he is sinful for committing a forbidden act."
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