Another area of difference with respect to prayers ( Salat )...

Another area of difference with respect to prayers ( Salat ) between the Shia and Sunni brothers are that the Shia will only pray on natural rock or ground (if the ground has nothing planted in it which is edible and/ or something of which clothes can be made which are to be worn by humans), rugs made of dry grass like material or rugs made of palm tree leaves. A Shia will not pray on regular carpet or cement because the ingredients that they are made up of are not known.

They may contain material which are haram to prostrate one’s head on. Secondly the prostration on the ground is more humble and modest and is a form of eliminating pride, arrogance and flamboyance. While the Shia prefer to use the mud of Karbala, where their 3rd Imam Hussain (a) was slaughtered by Yazid’s army, it is not a mandatory requirement - the mud can be…