Praying while seated on a bus with difficulty
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Sometimes, while I am traveling on a bus, I pray while seated, even though I am able to pray standing. However, he says: Sometimes, while I am traveling on a bus, I pray while seated, even though I am able to pray standing, but there is a kind of difficulty. So, what is preferable?
Answer:
If there is a difficulty that is not bearable, pray while seated. If the difficulty is bearable, it is not permissible for you to sit; so you pray standing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Sometimes, while I am traveling on a bus, I pray while seated, even though I am able to pray standing. However, he says: Sometimes, while I am traveling on a bus, I pray while seated, even though I am able to pray standing, but there is a kind of difficulty. So, what is preferable?
Answer:
If there is a difficulty that is not bearable, pray while seated. If the difficulty is bearable, it is not permissible for you to sit; so you pray standing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء فيمن يلازم بقعة بعينها من المسجد — islamhouse.com (47:44)
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