A patient in a hospital on his bed, for whom it is difficult to face the qiblah, how does he pray?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A patient is in a hospital on his bed, and it is very difficult for him to face the qiblah in the obligatory prayer, due to the presence of medical devices on him. What is the ruling on his prayer in this state?
Answer:
He should pray according to his condition, even if not facing the qiblah.[Al-Baqarah 2:286] Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Baqarah 2:115] This is in the case of a valid excuse. He should pray in whatever direction he is able to, and praise be to Allah. Facing the qiblah is a condition, and a condition is dropped if one is unable to fulfill it. If one is unable to fulfill the obligatory, it is dropped. There is no obligation with inability, and there is no prohibition with dire necessity. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A patient is in a hospital on his bed, and it is very difficult for him to face the qiblah in the obligatory prayer, due to the presence of medical devices on him. What is the ruling on his prayer in this state?
Answer:
He should pray according to his condition, even if not facing the qiblah.
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاAnd to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [610 -954] مريض في المستشفى على سريره، ويشق عليه استقبال القبلة، فكيف يصلي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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