The ruling on starting the prayer standing and then sitting down when unable to continue
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The questioner : We mentioned that if a person knows from himself that he cannot stand for the entire rak'ah, should he sit down, and then when he wants to bow, he stands up? Or should he pray standing, and if he becomes unable, he sits?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He prays sitting, and when he wants to bow, or if, or if some of it remains, or if he prays sitting and then some of his recitation remains.
The Shaykh : If what he is able to do remains for him.
The questioner : Yes, my brother.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Are you safe?
The questioner : We will broadcast the meeting, Shaykh. Let's go.
The Shaykh : I mean, if he gets tired and becomes unable, he sits. All right, Muhammad?
The questioner : Our Shaykh, we say that if we look at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the night prayer, he would start it sitting and then stand up. So, if we look at that, we say to him to start sitting. But if we look at the original ruling, we say that he stands up and then sits if he is unable to stand.
The Shaykh : Because he was able to stand when he entered the prayer.
The questioner : I announce, all right.
The Shaykh : Regarding standing, and perhaps he thinks he will be unable, but then Allah helps him and he becomes strong. Do you understand? In reality, I mean, I looked in the books of the Hanbali jurists and did not find it. The issue is possible and remains under research. You should also research in the books of other scholars whether he is required to start the prayer standing and then sit if he becomes unable, or to start it sitting while he is able to stand, able to stand, and then when he wants to bow, he stands up. We benefit from this that he bows a complete bow. He preserves a pillar.
Unlike if he sits, in which case he will indicate the bowing with his head, and he will not be able to do it. So, from this aspect, it is more likely, and it is also more likely from the aspect of analogy to the voluntary prayer, except that the analogy, as we mentioned previously, is an analogy with a difference. That is because in the voluntary prayer, no, no, no, no, no. Standing is not obligatory in it at all. So it differs.
And even if someone might say, yes, standing is not a condition in it, but standing in it is better. In any case, it has not become clear to me with a clear explanation.
The questioner : The major work.
The Shaykh : Each of the two scenarios has what makes it more likely.
The questioner : The takbir of ihram. Yes.
The Shaykh : The takbir of ihram may make it more likely that he will start standing and then sit if he becomes unable.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : In any case, you are now.
The questioner : You do not lean toward anything.
The Shaykh : Up to now, I seek forgiveness from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. You will research it, if Allah wills, the Exalted. Yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He prays sitting, and when he wants to bow, or if, or if some of it remains, or if he prays sitting and then some of his recitation remains.
The Shaykh : If what he is able to do remains for him.
The questioner : Yes, my brother.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Are you safe?
The questioner : We will broadcast the meeting, Shaykh. Let's go.
The Shaykh : I mean, if he gets tired and becomes unable, he sits. All right, Muhammad?
The questioner : Our Shaykh, we say that if we look at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the night prayer, he would start it sitting and then stand up. So, if we look at that, we say to him to start sitting. But if we look at the original ruling, we say that he stands up and then sits if he is unable to stand.
The Shaykh : Because he was able to stand when he entered the prayer.
The questioner : I announce, all right.
The Shaykh : Regarding standing, and perhaps he thinks he will be unable, but then Allah helps him and he becomes strong. Do you understand? In reality, I mean, I looked in the books of the Hanbali jurists and did not find it. The issue is possible and remains under research. You should also research in the books of other scholars whether he is required to start the prayer standing and then sit if he becomes unable, or to start it sitting while he is able to stand, able to stand, and then when he wants to bow, he stands up. We benefit from this that he bows a complete bow. He preserves a pillar.
Unlike if he sits, in which case he will indicate the bowing with his head, and he will not be able to do it. So, from this aspect, it is more likely, and it is also more likely from the aspect of analogy to the voluntary prayer, except that the analogy, as we mentioned previously, is an analogy with a difference. That is because in the voluntary prayer, no, no, no, no, no. Standing is not obligatory in it at all. So it differs.
And even if someone might say, yes, standing is not a condition in it, but standing in it is better. In any case, it has not become clear to me with a clear explanation.
The questioner : The major work.
The Shaykh : Each of the two scenarios has what makes it more likely.
The questioner : The takbir of ihram. Yes.
The Shaykh : The takbir of ihram may make it more likely that he will start standing and then sit if he becomes unable.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : In any case, you are now.
The questioner : You do not lean toward anything.
The Shaykh : Up to now, I seek forgiveness from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. You will research it, if Allah wills, the Exalted. Yes?
Source
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