Advice on the Use of Chairs for Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In our present time, this questioner, Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz, says: Chairs have become numerous for the elderly to pray on, but Shaykh Salih, some of them are placed forward and some are placed back, and some go ahead of the imam. So I ask you for advice and guidance regarding such chairs.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with praying on a chair if one needs it; if one needs the chair, there is nothing wrong, but the chair should be only as much as is needed. It should not be large and bulky, taking up space and bothering the worshippers next to it. Rather, it should be a light chair. Also, one should strive to keep it aligned with the row, not going ahead of or falling behind the row. With a light chair, there is no going ahead or falling behind the row; that only happens with the large, bulky chair. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In our present time, this questioner, Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz, says: Chairs have become numerous for the elderly to pray on, but Shaykh Salih, some of them are placed forward and some are placed back, and some go ahead of the imam. So I ask you for advice and guidance regarding such chairs.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with praying on a chair if one needs it; if one needs the chair, there is nothing wrong, but the chair should be only as much as is needed. It should not be large and bulky, taking up space and bothering the worshippers next to it. Rather, it should be a light chair. Also, one should strive to keep it aligned with the row, not going ahead of or falling behind the row. With a light chair, there is no going ahead or falling behind the row; that only happens with the large, bulky chair. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/296 — archive.org (14:47)
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