The prayer of the elderly man who does not control his prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. A questioner says: If an elderly man prays alone, sometimes he controls his prayer and sometimes he does not. Should he be led in prayer, or is he excused for his condition?
Answer:
If this is his capacity,[Al-Baqarah 2:286], he prays the prayer. If something happens from him without intention, and considering his advanced age, he is excused, if Allah wills.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. A questioner says: If an elderly man prays alone, sometimes he controls his prayer and sometimes he does not. Should he be led in prayer, or is he excused for his condition?
Answer:
If this is his capacity,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 08-07-1439هـ — af.org.sa (1:01:49)
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