The Prayer of the Sick Person on a Chair and the Call to Prostration on the Day of Resurrection
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The presenter:
We also remind our esteemed viewers of the program's phone number for those who wish to call the Honorable Shaykh; the number is on the screen. Yusuf from Riyadh, please go ahead, Yusuf.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
To you.
The questioner:
If you please, I have one question. Those who pray on chairs because they are unable to prostrate on the ground, do they fall under the verse when they are called to prostrate but cannot?
The Shaykh:
No, my brother, they did not abandon prostration; rather, they prostrated to the best of their ability. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[At-Taghabun 64:16] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The sick person prays , and if he is unable to do so, he prays lying on his back with his feet facing the qiblah.
As for those who are called to prostrate but cannot, these are the ones who abandoned the prayer; they were called to prayer, heard the call and the mu'adhdhins, and did not attend the prayer with the congregation. On the Day of Resurrection, they will be punished; they will be called to prostrate, and their backs will become rigid. As for those who prostrate in this world, they will prostrate on the Day of Resurrection when commanded to do so. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
We also remind our esteemed viewers of the program's phone number for those who wish to call the Honorable Shaykh; the number is on the screen. Yusuf from Riyadh, please go ahead, Yusuf.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
To you.
The questioner:
If you please, I have one question. Those who pray on chairs because they are unable to prostrate on the ground, do they fall under the verse when they are called to prostrate but cannot?
The Shaykh:
No, my brother, they did not abandon prostration; rather, they prostrated to the best of their ability. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْStanding, and if he cannot, then sitting, and if he cannot, then on his side
قائما فإن لم يستطع فقاعدا، فإن لم يستطع فعلى جنبAs for those who are called to prostrate but cannot, these are the ones who abandoned the prayer; they were called to prayer, heard the call and the mu'adhdhins, and did not attend the prayer with the congregation. On the Day of Resurrection, they will be punished; they will be called to prostrate, and their backs will become rigid. As for those who prostrate in this world, they will prostrate on the Day of Resurrection when commanded to do so. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 09-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (25:18)
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