The prayer of one for whom prostration is difficult on a chair
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Question:
For one who is unable to perform prostration, but it is difficult for him to sleep during the prayer, is it permissible for him to pray on his horse, or is it obligatory for him to pray until he reaches a prostration that enables him to perform prostration?
Answer:
If he needs the chair, he prays on the chair, and when it is time for prostration, he prostrates on the ground, then returns to the chair. Yes.
For one who is unable to perform prostration, but it is difficult for him to sleep during the prayer, is it permissible for him to pray on his horse, or is it obligatory for him to pray until he reaches a prostration that enables him to perform prostration?
Answer:
If he needs the chair, he prays on the chair, and when it is time for prostration, he prostrates on the ground, then returns to the chair. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 03 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / رحمة الله لمن في قلبه رحمة/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:17:35)
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