Praying in an airplane while sitting
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The seventh question of Fatwa number ( 12087 )
Q7: Is it permissible to pray while sitting in an airplane, when one is able to stand, out of shyness?
A7: It is not permissible to pray while sitting in an airplane or anywhere else if one is able to stand; due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:238] , and the hadith of 'Imran ibn Husayn recorded in the authentic collection of al-Bukhari that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Sunan Abi Dawud 952Sahih (Al-Albani) . al-Nasa'i added with a sound chain: . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q7: Is it permissible to pray while sitting in an airplane, when one is able to stand, out of shyness?
A7: It is not permissible to pray while sitting in an airplane or anywhere else if one is able to stand; due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَoffer 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 جنبIf you cannot do so, then lying on your side
فإن لم تستطع فمستلقيًا
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
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