I was sick for eleven days and did not pray. Is there an expiation on me? And when I make up these times, is it with one iqamah for each obligatory prayer, or with one iqamah for all the obligatory prayers?
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The questioner : A listener to the program, whose name is coded as M.H. Abu Jaid, says: I was sick for eleven days and did not pray. Is there an expiation on me? And when I make up these times, is it...
The Shaykh : Repeat the question?
The questioner : He says: I was sick for eleven days and did not pray. Is there an expiation on me in this case? And when I make up these times, is it with one iqamah for each obligatory prayer, or with one iqamah for all the obligatory prayers?
The Shaykh : For each what?
The questioner : For all the obligatory prayers.
The Shaykh : First, we must know that it is not permissible for a sick person to delay the prayer beyond its time unless he intends to combine the midday and afternoon prayers, or the sunset and night prayers, due to the hardship of praying in each time. In fact, it is obligatory for the sick person to pray the prayer in its time, whether it is combined with another prayer that is legally combined with it or not. The important thing is that the time does not pass until he prays, in whatever condition he is in. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Imran ibn Husayn:Sunan Abi Dawud 952Sahih (Al-Albani) If he prays sitting, he should be in a sitting position for the standing and bowing, and in the usual position for prostration and sitting, if that is easy for him. Otherwise, he sits however it is easy for him. There is no difference between sitting leaning on something or not leaning on anything. If he cannot do that, he prays on his side, with his face toward the qiblah, and he gestures with his head for the bowing and prostration. His gesture for prostration should be more than for bowing. If he cannot gesture with his head, many scholars say that he gestures with his eye.
As for gesturing with the finger, as is well-known among the common people, I have not found a basis for it in the Sunnah or in the words of the scholars. Therefore, it is not prescribed to gesture with the finger, moving it slightly during bowing and more during prostration, because that has not been reported. If he cannot perform the prescribed gesturing, he intends with his heart: he says takbir first, then the opening supplication, then recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him, then says takbir and intends the bowing. When he raises his head, he intends the raising. When he says "Allah hears the one who praises Him," he intends the raising. When he prostrates, he intends the prostration, and likewise when he raises his head from prostration, he intends it, and so on. The important thing is that if he is unable to move his body, he moves with his heart and intends the actions with his heart. If he has no sensation and his mind is lost, there is no prayer on him, and he is not required to make it up. This is what is obligatory for the sick person.
As for the question the questioner asked, that he left days without praying them, we say that he must repent to Allah and seek forgiveness, and that he must make up the prayers he missed, one after another, all of them. It is not as some common people think, that he prays each prayer with its corresponding current prayer. We say it is not as some common people think, that he prays each prayer with its corresponding current prayer. Rather, he prays them one after another, all of them, and he performs iqamah for each obligatory prayer. This is because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the two prayers, he would call the adhan once and perform iqamah for each obligatory prayer. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Repeat the question?
The questioner : He says: I was sick for eleven days and did not pray. Is there an expiation on me in this case? And when I make up these times, is it with one iqamah for each obligatory prayer, or with one iqamah for all the obligatory prayers?
The Shaykh : For each what?
The questioner : For all the obligatory prayers.
The Shaykh : First, we must know that it is not permissible for a sick person to delay the prayer beyond its time unless he intends to combine the midday and afternoon prayers, or the sunset and night prayers, due to the hardship of praying in each time. In fact, it is obligatory for the sick person to pray the prayer in its time, whether it is combined with another prayer that is legally combined with it or not. The important thing is that the time does not pass until he prays, in whatever condition he is in. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Imran ibn Husayn:
offer prayer in standing condition; if you are unable to do so, then in sitting condition: if you are then at your side
صلِّ قائما فإن لم تستطع فقاعدا فإن لم تستطع فعلى جنبAs for gesturing with the finger, as is well-known among the common people, I have not found a basis for it in the Sunnah or in the words of the scholars. Therefore, it is not prescribed to gesture with the finger, moving it slightly during bowing and more during prostration, because that has not been reported. If he cannot perform the prescribed gesturing, he intends with his heart: he says takbir first, then the opening supplication, then recites al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him, then says takbir and intends the bowing. When he raises his head, he intends the raising. When he says "Allah hears the one who praises Him," he intends the raising. When he prostrates, he intends the prostration, and likewise when he raises his head from prostration, he intends it, and so on. The important thing is that if he is unable to move his body, he moves with his heart and intends the actions with his heart. If he has no sensation and his mind is lost, there is no prayer on him, and he is not required to make it up. This is what is obligatory for the sick person.
As for the question the questioner asked, that he left days without praying them, we say that he must repent to Allah and seek forgiveness, and that he must make up the prayers he missed, one after another, all of them. It is not as some common people think, that he prays each prayer with its corresponding current prayer. We say it is not as some common people think, that he prays each prayer with its corresponding current prayer. Rather, he prays them one after another, all of them, and he performs iqamah for each obligatory prayer. This is because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the two prayers, he would call the adhan once and perform iqamah for each obligatory prayer. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.