What is the ruling on performing the prayer while sitting without standing due to fatigue?
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Question:
He says: I am forced to do various household chores and I get tired, and during the prayer I pray while sitting without standing. Is my prayer valid? Standing is an obligatory pillar of the prayer; with the ability to stand, the obligatory prayer is not valid except with standing. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
Answer:
and stand, and by his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: The sick person prays standing, and if he cannot, then sitting. So standing with the ability is an obligatory pillar of the prayer; it is not permissible to leave it. And whoever prays sitting while he is able to stand, his prayer is not valid. As for the sick person and the one unable to stand, there is no harm in his praying sitting. Likewise, it is permissible for a person to pray the voluntary prayer sitting, even if he is able to stand; because the voluntary prayer is more lenient than the obligatory one. It is permissible for a person to pray the voluntary prayer while sitting, whether he is able to stand or not. But if he is able to stand and prays the voluntary prayer sitting, he gets half the reward of the one who stands. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He says: I am forced to do various household chores and I get tired, and during the prayer I pray while sitting without standing. Is my prayer valid? Standing is an obligatory pillar of the prayer; with the ability to stand, the obligatory prayer is not valid except with standing. Allah the Exalted said:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِAnswer:
and stand, and by his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: The sick person prays standing, and if he cannot, then sitting. So standing with the ability is an obligatory pillar of the prayer; it is not permissible to leave it. And whoever prays sitting while he is able to stand, his prayer is not valid. As for the sick person and the one unable to stand, there is no harm in his praying sitting. Likewise, it is permissible for a person to pray the voluntary prayer sitting, even if he is able to stand; because the voluntary prayer is more lenient than the obligatory one. It is permissible for a person to pray the voluntary prayer while sitting, whether he is able to stand or not. But if he is able to stand and prays the voluntary prayer sitting, he gets half the reward of the one who stands. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم أداء الصلاة وهي جالسة دون قيام بسبب التعب؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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