Praying the voluntary prayer while sitting due to fatigue: is that permissible or not?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. She says: I pray the obligatory prayer while standing, but sometimes I am overcome with fatigue, which leads me to pray the voluntary prayer while sitting. Is that permissible or not?
Answer:
It is permissible to pray the voluntary prayer while sitting. If one is excused, his reward is complete; he receives the same reward as the one who stands. If he is not excused, he receives half the reward of the one who stands. As for the obligatory prayer, standing in it is required, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:238] And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:357 This is regarding the obligatory prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. She says: I pray the obligatory prayer while standing, but sometimes I am overcome with fatigue, which leads me to pray the voluntary prayer while sitting. Is that permissible or not?
Answer:
It is permissible to pray the voluntary prayer while sitting. If one is excused, his reward is complete; he receives the same reward as the one who stands. If he is not excused, he receives half the reward of the one who stands. As for the obligatory prayer, standing in it is required, as Allah the Exalted said:
and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَPray standing; and if you are unable, (pray) sitting; and if you are unable, (pray) lying on your side.
للبعير صل قائما، فإن لم تستطع فقاعد، فإن لم تستطع فعلى جنب.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أصلي النافلة وأنا جالسة بسبب الفتور، فهل يجوز ذلك أو لا؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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