The Prayer of the Sick Person Before Surgery
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The Shaykh:
This person is also asking, Mu'awwad 'Ayyad says: It is well known that a patient remains under anesthesia after the operation until he regains consciousness, and after that he remains in pain for several hours. So, does he pray before entering the operation while the time has not yet arrived, or does he delay the prayer until he is able to perform it with presence of mind?
The presenter:
Even if that is delayed by a day or more.
The Shaykh:
If the surgery begins after the time has entered, he prays before the surgery because the time for that prayer has entered, and he may combine the subsequent prayer with it, such as combining 'Asr with Zuhr, or 'Isha' with Maghrib, so that is permissible for him. However, if the surgery begins before the time has entered, he delays the prayer and combines it with the subsequent prayer when he regains consciousness and the impediment to prayer is removed from him.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you.
This person is also asking, Mu'awwad 'Ayyad says: It is well known that a patient remains under anesthesia after the operation until he regains consciousness, and after that he remains in pain for several hours. So, does he pray before entering the operation while the time has not yet arrived, or does he delay the prayer until he is able to perform it with presence of mind?
The presenter:
Even if that is delayed by a day or more.
The Shaykh:
If the surgery begins after the time has entered, he prays before the surgery because the time for that prayer has entered, and he may combine the subsequent prayer with it, such as combining 'Asr with Zuhr, or 'Isha' with Maghrib, so that is permissible for him. However, if the surgery begins before the time has entered, he delays the prayer and combines it with the subsequent prayer when he regains consciousness and the impediment to prayer is removed from him.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/161 — archive.org (7:49)
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