The ruling on the prayer of the blind and the deaf, and the obligation of congregational prayer upon them
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The questioner:
The presenter: Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: How does one who cannot see and one who cannot hear pray? Is the congregational prayer obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: How does one who cannot see and one who cannot hear pray.
The Shaykh:
That is, a deaf and blind person.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
He prays beside his brothers in the row and moves with their movements. He prays beside his brother in the row, or he and his brother, and if one of them is present, he prays beside him and moves with his movements. May Allah guide you as He has guided you.
The questioner:
And is congregational prayer obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for him if there is a congregation with whom he prays, as we mentioned. He prays beside his brother and moves with his brother's movements in bowing, prostration, and standing.
The presenter: Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: How does one who cannot see and one who cannot hear pray? Is the congregational prayer obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: How does one who cannot see and one who cannot hear pray.
The Shaykh:
That is, a deaf and blind person.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
He prays beside his brothers in the row and moves with their movements. He prays beside his brother in the row, or he and his brother, and if one of them is present, he prays beside him and moves with his movements. May Allah guide you as He has guided you.
The questioner:
And is congregational prayer obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for him if there is a congregation with whom he prays, as we mentioned. He prays beside his brother and moves with his brother's movements in bowing, prostration, and standing.
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