A man praying on a chair and the preference between shaving and cutting the hair short

The questioner:
Please, my brother Muhammad from Dhahr an-Najd. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you. Shaykh Salih, may Allah keep you in goodness. How are you, Shaykh Salih, may Allah prolong your life? I have two questions, may Allah prolong your life. Please, please. The first question, may Allah prolong your life, is what is the ruling on a man praying on a chair? If he is unable to prostrate on the ground. And the second question. No, nothing else. And peace be upon you. The second one, may Allah prolong your life, I performed Hajj thirty-five years ago. Yes. Yes. And after that, may Allah prolong your life, uh, the cutting was with scissors, like that. I mean, I did not cut it short, uh, the question is clear, the question is clear. May Allah reward you. He asks the question, yes, a man praying on a chair?

The Shaykh:
If he is unable to stand, he sits instead of standing, on a chair or on the ground. As for bowing and prostration, he prostrates on the ground. He indicates the bowing with his head and prostrates on the ground if he is able. If he is unable to bow, meaning he is unable to prostrate on the ground, he indicates with his head, lowering it, and that suffices for prostration on the ground. Yes.

The questioner:
He says that he performed Hajj thirty-five years ago and shortened his hair with scissors. Which is better, shaving or shortening?

The Shaykh:
Shaving is better, and shortening is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. As long as he shortened it with scissors, it is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. Yes.