What is the ruling if a man prays on a chair when he has pain in his knee?
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The questioner : And he asks, what is your opinion if a man prays on a chair when he has pain in his knee, for example?
The Shaykh : In reality, one must look at whether the pain in his knee prevents him from standing, in which case he sits on a chair, or whether it also prevents him from prostrating.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the sitting for the tashahhud, one must take this condition into account. If he sits on the chair because he is unable to sit for the tashahhud and to lower himself for prostration, then he indicates with his head, just as if he were unable to sit even on a chair, in which case he prays standing and indicates with his head, making his prostration lower than his bowing.
The questioner : And he is standing? Yes.
The Shaykh : In reality, one must look at whether the pain in his knee prevents him from standing, in which case he sits on a chair, or whether it also prevents him from prostrating.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the sitting for the tashahhud, one must take this condition into account. If he sits on the chair because he is unable to sit for the tashahhud and to lower himself for prostration, then he indicates with his head, just as if he were unable to sit even on a chair, in which case he prays standing and indicates with his head, making his prostration lower than his bowing.
The questioner : And he is standing? Yes.