The Ruling on Combining and Shortening the Prayer for the Sick Person
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Question:
The questioner asks: Does the sick person combine and shorten the prayer?
Answer:
Yes. If the sick person needs to combine the prayers, he combines them. As for shortening, no; shortening is for the traveler. Shortening is only for the traveler. As for the sick person who is not a traveler, it is permissible for him to combine the prayers if that is more comfortable for him. Yes.
The questioner asks: Does the sick person combine and shorten the prayer?
Answer:
Yes. If the sick person needs to combine the prayers, he combines them. As for shortening, no; shortening is for the traveler. Shortening is only for the traveler. As for the sick person who is not a traveler, it is permissible for him to combine the prayers if that is more comfortable for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل المريض يجمع ويقصر الصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:26)
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