Issue 423: It is forbidden for a man to wear things made of gold, like a gold necklace, ring, watch or glasses, and if they pray wearing such things, their prayers will be void.

Issue 424: If a person, who knows that their clothes or body is impure, forgets that and offers their prayers with the impure body or clothes, their prayers will be void.

Issue 425: Not only a person's clothes, but also their body must be pure while praying.

Q426: My cellmates in the prison in a non-Islamic country are not Muslims and the prison cell is small, and it is not possible for us to use pure personal ground, clothes etc. What is the case of my prayers in this situation?

A: It must be taken into consideration that in such a situation, it is usually not certain that the ground, carpet or clothes are impure such that one's prayers will be invalid. Furthermore, in such situations, one's prayers are valid despite the impurities. However, it is good and even necessary to decrease the impurity as much as possible, that is, if they are wearing many impure things, they should decrease the number of those things while offering prayers.

Q427: Is it allowable to offer prayers in a place which is impure but dry?

A: It is allowable, but the point of prostration, that is, where one places their forehead like the Muhr (clay disc), must be pure.

Q428: What is the case of covering women's artificial hair while praying and in other situations? Must they cover it? What is the case of men's looking at such hair?

A: Looking at or touching artificial hair which is not part of their body, is not forbidden. Nor is it necessary to cover it while praying, but care must be taken to cover those parts of the head and the neck which are not covered by such artificial hair.

Issue 429: It is illegal for men and women to wear each other's clothes or other things with no reasonable purpose, but to look like the opposite sex, and as a recommended precaution, one should avoid wearing the clothes of the opposite sex; however, prayers offered in such clothes is not void.

Issue 430: If one's small pieces of clothing like socks and gloves are impure, or if they have an impure handkerchief in their pocket, it does not matter to pray with them, provided that they are not made of the parts of the dead body of an animal or of the body of an animal whose meat is illegal to eat.

Issue 431: It is recommended to wear shoulder-cloaks, white clothes, one's best and cleanest clothes, agate rings, and perfume, while offering prayers.

Issue 432: It is legally disapproved to wear black clothes, dirty clothes, tight clothes, clothes with portraits, and clothes with undone buttons, while offering prayers.

Q433: What is the case of praying with blood in one's nose which does not come out, but can be seen with the help of a mirror?

A: It does not matter.

Q434: What is the case of men's adorning with gold and silver ornaments? What about a man's prayers while having such things on?

A: It is illegal for a man to adorn himself with gold ornaments, and his prayers offered while having these things on, will be void, but it is not forbidden for men to wear and pray with silver ornaments.