The ruling on the prayer of the elderly in a separate prayer area within the mosque
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is a group of elderly people who pray in a prayer area separate from the mosque congregation. A group of elderly people pray in a prayer area separate from the mosque congregation, and they follow the imam using headphones. Their excuse is that the mosque stairs are too high for them; they are unable to climb them. Is that permissible for them? And is their prayer valid?
Answer:
Their prayer is valid as long as they are inside the mosque; their prayer is valid. But their separation is what is not permissible. As for the mosque stairs, they can make it easier for them; they can install ramps, they can install elevators, they can install things.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is a group of elderly people who pray in a prayer area separate from the mosque congregation. A group of elderly people pray in a prayer area separate from the mosque congregation, and they follow the imam using headphones. Their excuse is that the mosque stairs are too high for them; they are unable to climb them. Is that permissible for them? And is their prayer valid?
Answer:
Their prayer is valid as long as they are inside the mosque; their prayer is valid. But their separation is what is not permissible. As for the mosque stairs, they can make it easier for them; they can install ramps, they can install elevators, they can install things.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [144 /641] مجموعة من كبار السن يصلون في مصلى مستقل لأنهم لا يقدرون على صعود درج المسجد...؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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