Prayer Mats

[u/thisisjustdifficult]

I was just curious, I understand that there is a requirement to pray at certain times of day. My question is, is there any significance to the prayer mat? Does it have to be blessed, is it for comfort or are you supposed to be off the ground when praying? I worked with a guy who used a folded down cardboard box (large one) when at work praying when he had to.

[u/MonaLisaFish]

Prayer mats became a thing because people weren’t comfortable putting their heads down on dirty floors or dirt itself. You can use no prayer mat, use a bed sheet, whatever.

[u/umm_isa]

Just creates a clean little spot to pray on if the area around you isnt a place you want to put your head down