The ruling on the prayer of a sick person in the hospital without ablution
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Question:
He asks and says: Honorable Shaykh, I stayed in the hospital for about two weeks, and I was not able to walk during these two weeks. I had no one to help me with the ablution or to direct me toward the qiblah, so I prayed in my condition. Are my prayers valid, or do I have to make them up? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
To all of you, regarding the type of patients. Hospitals are obligatory upon the scholars. They are obligatory upon those responsible for the hospitals. Yes. The first person responsible is the Minister of Health. He must take care of this, and praise be to Allah, now the government agencies and ministries all have guidance and da'wah (calling to Islam) departments, so let the Ministry of Health be among the best to do this great work. That there be a guidance department for patients regarding their religious matters, the rulings of illness, and what is obligatory for them in the state of being in hospitals?
He asks and says: Honorable Shaykh, I stayed in the hospital for about two weeks, and I was not able to walk during these two weeks. I had no one to help me with the ablution or to direct me toward the qiblah, so I prayed in my condition. Are my prayers valid, or do I have to make them up? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
To all of you, regarding the type of patients. Hospitals are obligatory upon the scholars. They are obligatory upon those responsible for the hospitals. Yes. The first person responsible is the Minister of Health. He must take care of this, and praise be to Allah, now the government agencies and ministries all have guidance and da'wah (calling to Islam) departments, so let the Ministry of Health be among the best to do this great work. That there be a guidance department for patients regarding their religious matters, the rulings of illness, and what is obligatory for them in the state of being in hospitals?
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/024 — archive.org (14:04)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
