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What is the ruling on praying on a prayer mat and a cloak that have been touched by foot perspiration, and are the previous prayers valid?

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Sweat is pure by scholarly consensus, so there is no harm in praying in a garment stained with sweat, or on a prayer rug that has some of it on it. This does not affect the validity of the prayer.

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