Praying on an airplane seat
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz, may Allah's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you. I am a person who travels frequently, and the time for some of the obligatory prayers comes while I am on the airplane. Sometimes we get a place where we can pray, and sometimes we do not get a place where we can stand. Is it permissible for me to pray on the airplane seat?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] [Al-Baqarah 2:286]. If you are on the airplane, on a ship, or in any place, and you cannot stand and you do not find a place, pray according to your condition. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the sick person: . The one who is unable is like the sick person. If there is no place on the airplane for you to stand, bow, and prostrate, pray in your place. Face the qiblah, and turn with the airplane in the obligatory prayer. As for the voluntary prayer, pray in the direction of your travel according to your condition and your ability. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his camel in whatever direction his face was, meaning the voluntary prayer.
He says: Honorable Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz, may Allah's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you. I am a person who travels frequently, and the time for some of the obligatory prayers comes while I am on the airplane. Sometimes we get a place where we can pray, and sometimes we do not get a place where we can stand. Is it permissible for me to pray on the airplane seat?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاPray standing, and if you cannot, then sitting, and if you cannot, then on your side,
صل قائلا، فإن لم تستر فقائلا، فإن استر فعلى جنب،
Source
وجوب التفقه في الدين — islamhouse.com (1:17:32)
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