The ruling on the prayer of a woman who is unable to face the qiblah and on shortening the prayer
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The questioner:
And he says: A woman had a surgical operation, and she was praying in a direction other than the qiblah, turning away from it slightly because she was unable to face the qiblah. She also shortens the four-rak'ah prayer. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
As for facing the qiblah, if she is unable to face it, there is no harm. As Allah said, "Pray according to your ability." She prays according to her condition. As for shortening the prayer, that is not permissible, because shortening is specific to travel, and she is not a traveler. She is required to complete the prayer. If she shortened the prayer because of the illness, she is required to repeat the prayers she shortened.
The questioner:
Some people are in a hospital.
The Shaykh:
But if he is a resident, meaning he stays in the hospital for more than four days, and he knows that he will stay more than four days in this hospital because the operation is prolonged, then he takes the ruling of residents.
And he says: A woman had a surgical operation, and she was praying in a direction other than the qiblah, turning away from it slightly because she was unable to face the qiblah. She also shortens the four-rak'ah prayer. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
As for facing the qiblah, if she is unable to face it, there is no harm. As Allah said, "Pray according to your ability." She prays according to her condition. As for shortening the prayer, that is not permissible, because shortening is specific to travel, and she is not a traveler. She is required to complete the prayer. If she shortened the prayer because of the illness, she is required to repeat the prayers she shortened.
The questioner:
Some people are in a hospital.
The Shaykh:
But if he is a resident, meaning he stays in the hospital for more than four days, and he knows that he will stay more than four days in this hospital because the operation is prolonged, then he takes the ruling of residents.
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