Question:What is the ruling on leather imported from non-Islamic countries such as the United States and European countries? What is the ruling of wearing a watch with a leather strap or a leather belt during prayer? Is it permissible to carry a wallet in the pocket during prayer?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is obligatory to avoid natural leather imported from non-Islamic countries. Allah is the All-Knowing.

Question:What is the ruling in prayer regarding the recycled clothes on which pictures of animate beings?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is not permissible to pray while wearing such clothes so long the pictures are there. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the ruling of silk clothes which are made of petroleum in prayer?

Answer:In the name of Allah, what is forbidden for man to wear in prayer is the natural silk not the artificial, where the latter is permissible for man to wear in prayer. However, it is permissible for woman to wear natural silk whether in prayer or not. Allah knows best.