How does one who is in pain and unable to stand pray?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does one who is in pain and unable to stand in prayer pray? And if it is permissible for him to sit, does he prostrate on the ground or is that not possible for him?
Answer:
If he is unable to stand, he prays sitting. He prostrates on the ground; if he is unable to bow or prostrate, he indicates the bowing and prostration, and he makes his prostration shorter than his bowing. This is the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In another narration, it says: if he is unable, then lying on his back with his feet toward the qiblah, and he indicates the bowing and prostration.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does one who is in pain and unable to stand in prayer pray? And if it is permissible for him to sit, does he prostrate on the ground or is that not possible for him?
Answer:
If he is unable to stand, he prays sitting. He prostrates on the ground; if he is unable to bow or prostrate, he indicates the bowing and prostration, and he makes his prostration shorter than his bowing. This is the Sunnah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The sick person prays standing, if he cannot do so then sitting, if he cannot do so then on his side,
يصلي المريض قائما، فإن لم يستطع فقاعدا، فإن لم يستطع فعلى جنب،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/502] كيف يصلي من به أذى ولا يستطيع القيام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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