Combining prayers for an elderly sick woman
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Question:
We are moving away from the topic of Hajj for a moment. The questioner says: My mother is seventy-five years old and suffers from several illnesses, including difficulty walking and moving due to a previous stroke. It is difficult for her to perform wudu (ablution) for every prayer. Is it permissible for her to combine the prayers? Wonderful, wonderful. My mother is seventy-five years old and suffers from several illnesses, such as difficulty walking and moving due to a previous stroke, and it is difficult for her to perform wudu for every prayer. Is it permissible for her to combine the prayers that are combined?
Answer:
Yes, yes, may Allah heal her, may Allah heal her, and grant her relief. She may combine Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. Every sick person is like this, and likewise the one who is unable due to advanced age may combine. Yes.
We are moving away from the topic of Hajj for a moment. The questioner says: My mother is seventy-five years old and suffers from several illnesses, including difficulty walking and moving due to a previous stroke. It is difficult for her to perform wudu (ablution) for every prayer. Is it permissible for her to combine the prayers? Wonderful, wonderful. My mother is seventy-five years old and suffers from several illnesses, such as difficulty walking and moving due to a previous stroke, and it is difficult for her to perform wudu for every prayer. Is it permissible for her to combine the prayers that are combined?
Answer:
Yes, yes, may Allah heal her, may Allah heal her, and grant her relief. She may combine Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. Every sick person is like this, and likewise the one who is unable due to advanced age may combine. Yes.
Source
أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (47:48)
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