The Ruling on Sitting in the Obligatory Prayer When One Is Able to Stand
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The questioner:
Please, Yahya Munahhi from Bisha. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy. I have a question, Shaykh. The first one. The first one is that there are people who come to the mosque, and their homes are far away, meaning about one hundred or two hundred meters, and they walk. And when they come to the mosque and for the prayer, he takes a chair and sits. He does not stand for the prayer. The second question. No, wait, the Shaykh will answer this, it is important, please go ahead.
The Shaykh:
Standing is a pillar of the prayer. There is some interference.
The presenter:
All right, that is enough of his question. Please, Shaykh. He returns.
The Shaykh:
Standing in the prayer is one of its pillars. The obligatory prayer. So if he is unable to stand, he prays sitting. But if he sits while he is able to stand, his obligatory prayer is not valid, yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
Please, Yahya Munahhi from Bisha. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy. I have a question, Shaykh. The first one. The first one is that there are people who come to the mosque, and their homes are far away, meaning about one hundred or two hundred meters, and they walk. And when they come to the mosque and for the prayer, he takes a chair and sits. He does not stand for the prayer. The second question. No, wait, the Shaykh will answer this, it is important, please go ahead.
The Shaykh:
Standing is a pillar of the prayer. There is some interference.
The presenter:
All right, that is enough of his question. Please, Shaykh. He returns.
The Shaykh:
Standing in the prayer is one of its pillars. The obligatory prayer. So if he is unable to stand, he prays sitting. But if he sits while he is able to stand, his obligatory prayer is not valid, yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (156) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-02-23] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (13:53)
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