The ruling on the prayer of a sick person sitting
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Question:
The listener Sa'id, an Egyptian residing in Jeddah, says: Since my father is residing in Egypt and is an elderly man who is unable to stand or walk without the assistance of another person, and he also cannot do without using some aids for his prayer, is it permissible for him to pray while sitting?
Answer:
Yes, if he is unable to stand, he prays sitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and he is to do so as best he can. If he is able to stand, even if he has to lean on a cane, it is obligatory for him to do so in the obligatory prayer. However, if he is unable to do so, he prays sitting and is instructed to bow and prostrate, making his prostration lower than his bowing. If he is able to prostrate on the ground, it is obligatory for him to do so. Yes.
The listener Sa'id, an Egyptian residing in Jeddah, says: Since my father is residing in Egypt and is an elderly man who is unable to stand or walk without the assistance of another person, and he also cannot do without using some aids for his prayer, is it permissible for him to pray while sitting?
Answer:
Yes, if he is unable to stand, he prays sitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The sick person prays standing, and if he is unable, then sitting, and if he is unable
يصلي المريض قائما، فإن لم يستطع فقاعدا، فإن لم يستطع
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/183 — archive.org (12:04)
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