The Prayer of the Patient Who Is Unable to Perform Wudu or Tayammum
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Question:
This person also says that he was ill and could not perform wudu, nor could he perform tayammum with soil or stone, and no one brought him any of that either. He says he delayed the prayer for two days, so what must I do?
Answer:
This is a matter in which many people err. They are sick and lying in hospital beds, unable to get down from the bed to perform wudu, and they have no earth available. Many of them leave off the prayer on the excuse that they cannot perform wudu or tayammum. This is a great error. It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray according to his condition. If he cannot perform wudu or tayammum, he prays even without wudu or tayammum, because this is the limit of his ability. Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 7288 It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray the obligatory prayer according to his ability. If he can perform wudu, it is obligatory for him to perform wudu. If he cannot perform wudu, he performs tayammum. If he cannot do either and fears that the time for the obligatory prayer will end, he prays according to his condition without wudu and without tayammum, and his prayer is valid. As for leaving off the prayer, that is an action that is not permissible for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
This person also says that he was ill and could not perform wudu, nor could he perform tayammum with soil or stone, and no one brought him any of that either. He says he delayed the prayer for two days, so what must I do?
Answer:
This is a matter in which many people err. They are sick and lying in hospital beds, unable to get down from the bed to perform wudu, and they have no earth available. Many of them leave off the prayer on the excuse that they cannot perform wudu or tayammum. This is a great error. It is obligatory for the Muslim to pray according to his condition. If he cannot perform wudu or tayammum, he prays even without wudu or tayammum, because this is the limit of his ability. Allah the Exalted says:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاAnd if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتمThe presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/080 — archive.org (16:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.