Bowing without prostrating in the crowd
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Question:
The fifth question from the questioner: I have seen people praying in this crowd who are unable to prostrate, so they bow when the imam prostrates. Is their prayer valid?
Answer:
It is valid, but they must be calm and exert themselves. When the imam rises and the people rise, they prostrate after them due to need and dire necessity, for the sake of the reward.
The fifth question from the questioner: I have seen people praying in this crowd who are unable to prostrate, so they bow when the imam prostrates. Is their prayer valid?
Answer:
It is valid, but they must be calm and exert themselves. When the imam rises and the people rise, they prostrate after them due to need and dire necessity, for the sake of the reward.
Source
فتاوى الحج - ١ - ١٤٠٥ هـ — archive.org (8:43)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.