Performing salaah on a soft and thick musalla

Q: If one suffers from knee pain, can one pray on prayer mats that are softer and thicker at the feet and knees end than the sajdah end, such that the sajdah area becomes lower than the feet and knees?

A: If the feet are firm on the ground, then the sajdah is valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)