being fully given to Sal?t and concentrating in reciting its ’Athk?r, and most important they lessen the feeling of submission in it’. (1)

The ah?d?th also ‘indicate that one should not look at any thing that may distract his full attention from Sal?t; the prophet ( - ) stated this rationale in the Kham?sah had?th. (2)

This rationale does not exist in case one does his Sal?t while carrying coins that bears pictures. And since these pictures are not sanctified; they are put any where and move from one hand to another, I think there is nothing wrong with doing Sal?t carrying them, All?h ( - ) knows best.

When asked about the one who does his Sal?t wearing a watch that bears a cross or pictures for living creatures, Shaikh ‘Abdul ‘Aziz bin B?z said: ‘If these pictures are not clearly seen, then one is permitted to do Sal?t wearing it, but if they are seen, then one is not permitted to do Sal?t wearing it, the prophet ( - ) said to ‘Al?: ‘Leave not a picture without wiping it out’. The case is the same with watches that bear a cross; one should wipe it out or cover it with some kind of a paint. The prophet ( - ) ‘used not to see any thing that bears a cross but wipes it out’. (3)

[9] Doing Sal?t wearing clothes dyed with saffron:

‘Abdull?h bin ‘Amru ( - رضي الله عنه -) related: The prophet ( - ) saw him once wearing two sheets of cloths dyed with saffron, he ( - ) said to him: ‘This is of the Kuff?r costumes, never wear them’. (4)

In another narration, the prophet ( - ) said to him: ‘Did your mother asked you to wear these?’.

I said: ‘Should I wash them?’.