Prayer of the Asthmatic Patient at Home Due to the Cold from Air Conditioners

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: There is a man suffering from severe asthma and chest sensitivity such that he cannot tolerate the cold from the air conditioners. Is it permissible for him to pray at home? It is known that the imam of the mosque refuses to turn off some of the air conditioners.

The Shaykh:
If he is unable to pray in the mosque because of the air conditioners and he does not find another mosque, he does not find another mosque with less cold, then there is no doubt that it is a hardship for him. He has the right to pray at home. However, it is obligatory for the congregants and for those in charge of the mosque to consider the conditions of the people and not make things difficult for them with excessive cold or great cold. Yes, they should reduce the cold and consider the people and their conditions. If the prayer is reduced in intensity for the sake of considering the worshippers, how can the cold not be reduced for the sake of considering the sick? Yes.

The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Some people exaggerate in the cold in the mosques and make things difficult for the people. It is not acceptable for one or two people; the rest, if there is not even one sick person among them, they should consider them. If there is not even one sick person among them, they should consider them. Do not make things difficult for him. Yes.