Ruling on combining prayers for the sick person
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Question:
He says: I have swelling in my feet due to a heart operation, and it is difficult for me to perform wudu' (ablution), and it is difficult for me to stand for prayer, so I combine the Zuhr (midday) prayer with the 'Asr (afternoon) prayer, and the Maghrib (sunset) prayer with the 'Isha' (night) prayer, in my room.
Answer:
Yes, pray according to your ability,[Al-Baqarah 2:286], and pray in your room if you are unable to go to the mosque. Pray standing, and if you are unable, then sit, and if you are unable, then on your side, and if you are unable, then lying on your back with your feet facing the qiblah (direction of prayer). That sick person combines when he needs to combine; he combines when he needs to combine between Zuhr and 'Asr, and between Maghrib and 'Isha'. Yes.
He says: I have swelling in my feet due to a heart operation, and it is difficult for me to perform wudu' (ablution), and it is difficult for me to stand for prayer, so I combine the Zuhr (midday) prayer with the 'Asr (afternoon) prayer, and the Maghrib (sunset) prayer with the 'Isha' (night) prayer, in my room.
Answer:
Yes, pray according to your ability,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/129 — archive.org (7:27)
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