Does the one who prays the night prayer sitting down due to illness receive the reward of the one who stands?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: As for the night prayer, I pray on a chair because I am sick. I would like to stand and prostrate, but my back hurts from the operation I had. Do I receive the reward of standing in the night prayer?
Answer:
Yes, if you leave off standing for a valid religious excuse, you receive the same reward as the one who stands. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: As for the night prayer, I pray on a chair because I am sick. I would like to stand and prostrate, but my back hurts from the operation I had. Do I receive the reward of standing in the night prayer?
Answer:
Yes, if you leave off standing for a valid religious excuse, you receive the same reward as the one who stands. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3867] هل ينال أجرَ القائم من صلَّى الليل جالسًا بسبب مرضه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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