How does one pray if he is unable to perform the actions and recitations?

Question : If he is unable to perform the recitations and actions, such that the man is paralyzed and cannot speak, what does he do? Welcome.

Answer : The recitations and actions are dropped from him, and the intention remains. The intention remains, so he intends that he is in prayer. He intends the recitation, the bowing, the prostration, the standing, and the sitting. This is also the stronger position. Why? Because prayer consists of recitations and actions with intention, so if its recitations and actions are dropped, the intention remains. Also, because our saying to this sick person that there is no prayer on him may be a cause for him to forget Allah.
Because if a day and a night pass by him without him praying, he may forget Allah the Exalted. So, making him aware that there is a prayer that he must perform, even if only by intention, is better than saying that there is no prayer on him. This is also the requirement of the principle, because prayer is intention, recitations, and actions. So if he is unable to perform the recitations and actions, the intention remains. The intention remains. For this reason, the school of thought in this issue is more correct than the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), where they said that the prayer is not dropped as long as the mind is sound. The prayer is not dropped as long as the mind is sound. So as long as the mind is sound, the prayer is obligatory to the extent of what he is able to do of it.