Praying while standing and bowing, then being unable to stand up: what should he do?

The questioner : A man was praying while standing, and there was no harm in it, so he bowed. When he bowed, he was struck with rheumatism in his back and was unable to rise. What happened? He said, "Allah hears the one who praises Him." Now, how does he stand? Does he stand, meaning does he remain bowing, or does he sit?

The Shaykh : That is not sufficient. He sits. And I think there is a contradiction in this.

The questioner : Is it not from the pillars? Well, look, it is not mentioned.

The Shaykh : He remains bowing.

The questioner : Because in the prayer of the one who is ill, if he is able to stand, he stands, because his legs are straight for standing.

The Shaykh : Yes, so it means he intends to stand. In this case, he intends to stand, right? What do you say? There are two opinions: one is the opinion of Adam, who is called your father, and the second is the opinion of the brother, yes.

The questioner : Shaykh, no, he does not open for the bowing, because the actions in the prayer are only those that are stationary. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Pray while standing, and if you cannot, [pray] while sitting, and if you cannot, [pray] on your side." So these three only: the person stops at these and does not add to them.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Shaykh, we tell him to sit as if he is standing, then he bows while sitting, meaning as if he is bowing while sitting, then he bows while sitting,

The Shaykh : No, no, that does not happen. In any case, the rule of the jurists requires that he remains bowing by intention. For this reason, they said to them, "The hunchback who cannot [bow] intends the bowing." They said, "Kaf al-falk" in Arabic. Does "Kaf al-falk" in Arabic work for the singular? Yes, and the plural. It works for the singular and the plural. Allah the Exalted said: Is this plural or singular? Plural. And the singular is common in the Qur'an; He mentioned "al-falk" (the ship) in the singular many times. So they say this person intends to stand by intention, and he also intends to bow by intention, because he does not have the form of standing.

The questioner : What is it, just like this?

The Shaykh : Yes, no, he does not sit. He does not intend to stand while bowing. For this reason, it is obligatory for him, if he is able to stand while bowing, to stand, even for the form of bowing. For this reason, we say that bowing is an action or a form in standing.