The prayer of one who descends to a lower state while capable of the higher
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is able to perform one of the states of a sick person but chooses a lower one, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
Yes. It is not valid. One who exceeds the dispensation (rukhsah) does not have a valid prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is able to perform one of the states of a sick person but chooses a lower one, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
Yes. It is not valid. One who exceeds the dispensation (rukhsah) does not have a valid prayer. 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 (48:44)
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