Also, he says: I pray with them while they are sitting and I am standing. What is the ruling on my prayer and theirs?
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The questioner : Also, he says: I pray with them while they are sitting and I am standing. What is the ruling on my prayer and theirs?
The Shaykh : All of it is permissible because you are fulfilling the obligatory.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : However, if the imam is the one who prays sitting due to his inability, then it is prescribed for the followers to pray behind him sitting, in accordance with the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to do so, even if they are able to stand.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : All of it is permissible because you are fulfilling the obligatory.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : However, if the imam is the one who prays sitting due to his inability, then it is prescribed for the followers to pray behind him sitting, in accordance with the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to do so, even if they are able to stand.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.