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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Facing the qiblah with the head for a sick person and moving the bed

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it better for a sick person, if he is only able to point his head toward the qiblah and pray, to do so? If he is able to do that, or is it better for him to pray in his current state? And is it better for a sick person, if he is only able to point his head toward the qiblah and pray, to do so? If he is able to do that, or is it

The Shaykh:
The head, is facing the Ka'bah with the head or the face sufficient? No, the body is required. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: And is it necessary to move the bed toward the qiblah?

The Shaykh:
If it is possible, it is obligatory to move the bed. If it is possible, if it is not possible, there is no harm in it remaining, and he prays according to his condition. Yes.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (58:32)

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