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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The prayer of one who has an ailment in the knee

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person asks, saying: Some of the imams of the mosques have problems with their knees, so they cannot sit between the two prostrations or during the tashahhud. In this case, their position is standing on their knees, and during the tashahhud, they extend their legs forward. What is your honorable opinion on that?

Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacityلَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
. And He, the Exalted, said:
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]
. So if he is unable to bend his leg during the tashahhud or in the sitting between the two prostrations, he does what he is able to do.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/182 — archive.org (7:37)

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