Reducing the number of rak'ahs in the night prayer for one who has reached sixty
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a person who has reached the age of sixty to reduce the number of rak'ahs in the night prayer to seven, as mentioned in the hadith?
Answer:
If it is difficult for him, he should lighten the night prayer or reduce it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he grew old.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a person who has reached the age of sixty to reduce the number of rak'ahs in the night prayer to seven, as mentioned in the hadith?
Answer:
If it is difficult for him, he should lighten the night prayer or reduce it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he grew old.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-05-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (54:16)
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