The ruling on praying on a chair for one who is able to stand
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Question:
He says: I am the imam of a mosque, Honorable Shaykh. I have a group of elderly people who pray on chairs. Some of them enter the mosque walking, but when they reach the first row, they sit on the chair. Is this practice prescribed?
Answer:
If he needs to sit on the chair, he sits on it. If he does not need to, he does not sit on the chair; he prays standing and sitting, and prostrates on the ground. This is the obligatory act and the default in prayer, except for one who is unable to perform some of the actions of the prayer, in which case he performs them while sitting. Yes.
He says: I am the imam of a mosque, Honorable Shaykh. I have a group of elderly people who pray on chairs. Some of them enter the mosque walking, but when they reach the first row, they sit on the chair. Is this practice prescribed?
Answer:
If he needs to sit on the chair, he sits on it. If he does not need to, he does not sit on the chair; he prays standing and sitting, and prostrates on the ground. This is the obligatory act and the default in prayer, except for one who is unable to perform some of the actions of the prayer, in which case he performs them while sitting. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3058] حكم الصلاة على الكرسي لمن يقدر على القيام - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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