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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a sick person praying at home and repeating memorized verses

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The questioner:
Bandar from Dammam. Please, yes, go ahead, Bandar, and peace be upon you. Shaykh, I just wanted to ask; I have two questions. Please. The first question is that the doctor told me I have high blood pressure and diabetes. The doctor said my blood pressure always goes up and down, and I have high blood pressure in my blood and a deficiency in my blood, which causes me dizziness. It causes me to be unable to walk; when I stand up, I fall and get dizzy. Is it permissible for me to pray at home if you wish? Well, that is the first question. The second question. The second question is that my eyesight is weak, and I memorize some short verses from the Qur'an. Is it permissible for me to repeat them daily? I do not need to read the Qur'an because I cannot see. I memorize some surahs. Well, clear, clear. We hope for the best. Clear. May Allah preserve you. He has high blood pressure and diabetes, he says, and it goes up. Does he pray at home?

The Shaykh:
If he is unable to go to the mosque because of the blood pressure or diabetes, he prays at home, because this is a valid religious excuse. If this blood pressure and diabetes go away and he is able to reach the mosque, then it is obligatory for him to pray in the mosque. As for the second question

The presenter:
He memorizes the verses and his eyesight is weak?

The Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, "So recite whatever you can of it,"
so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'anفَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ
[Al-Muzzammil 73:20]
. So he recites whatever he can of the Qur'an. It is not obligatory for him to recite the entire Qur'an; rather, he recites what he has memorized from the Qur'an, whether surahs or verses, and he repeats it. He receives reward and recompense from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for that. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said,
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]
Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (066) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-10-10] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (20:45)

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