The inability of a sick person to use water exempts him from ritual purity, and he prays according to his condition
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Fatwa number ( 12095 )
Q: I am bedridden and unable to move, so how do I perform ritual purity to offer the prayer, and how do I pray?
A: Praise be to Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, his family, and his Companions.. And after: First: Regarding ritual purity, it is obligatory for the Muslim to purify himself with water. If he is unable to use it due to illness or otherwise, he performs dry ablution with pure earth. If he is unable to do that, ritual purity is dropped, and he prays according to his condition. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] . And He, Glorious is His mention, said: [Al-Hajj 22:78] . As for what comes out of urine and feces, it is sufficient to clean oneself with stones, wood, or pure handkerchiefs,
wiping the place of discharge three times or more until the place is purified. Second: Regarding the prayer, it is obligatory for the sick person to pray standing. If he cannot, he prays sitting. If he cannot, he prays on his side, as it is established from 'Imran ibn Husayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 952Sahih (Al-Albani) . And His saying, Exalted and Majestic is He: [At-Taghabun 64:16] And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I am bedridden and unable to move, so how do I perform ritual purity to offer the prayer, and how do I pray?
A: Praise be to Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, his family, and his Companions.. And after: First: Regarding ritual purity, it is obligatory for the Muslim to purify himself with water. If he is unable to use it due to illness or otherwise, he performs dry ablution with pure earth. If he is unable to do that, ritual purity is dropped, and he prays according to his condition. Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْand has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty
وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍwiping the place of discharge three times or more until the place is purified. Second: Regarding the prayer, it is obligatory for the sick person to pray standing. If he cannot, he prays sitting. If he cannot, he prays on his side, as it is established from 'Imran ibn Husayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
offer prayer in standing condition; if you are unable to do so, then in sitting condition: if you are then at your side
صل قائمًا، فإن لم تستطع فقاعدًا، فإن لم تستطع فعلى جنبSo fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
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