A person with a knee condition places a cushion on the ground to put his knees on during prostration; is his method of prayer valid?
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The questioner : One of the brothers asked me about pain in his joints during prostration. He is between two options: either he places a mat or something on the ground under his knees to make the act of lowering himself easier, or he prays sitting with his legs extended forward. One day he went to the mosque for prayer, and some people criticized him for placing a thin cushion under his knees. They criticized me in the mosque regarding this practice.
The Shaykh : And they told him
The questioner : They did not say anything to him, but they criticized him more when he prayed a second time. So he placed his legs in front of him, and he was confused about what to do.
The Shaykh : He has the right to do that.
The questioner : What is your opinion on that?
The Shaykh : Okay, I want to understand the first scenario: when he places his knees or legs on, for example, a pillow or cushion, can he perform the prostration by placing his forehead on the ground?
The questioner : He places it normally; it is just a light cushion that only alleviates the pain, as opposed to placing his knees directly on the ground.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with that. May Allah guide those who criticized him and let him fall into what is more difficult than what they did, which is praying sitting with his legs extended toward the qiblah.
The Shaykh : And they told him
The questioner : They did not say anything to him, but they criticized him more when he prayed a second time. So he placed his legs in front of him, and he was confused about what to do.
The Shaykh : He has the right to do that.
The questioner : What is your opinion on that?
The Shaykh : Okay, I want to understand the first scenario: when he places his knees or legs on, for example, a pillow or cushion, can he perform the prostration by placing his forehead on the ground?
The questioner : He places it normally; it is just a light cushion that only alleviates the pain, as opposed to placing his knees directly on the ground.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with that. May Allah guide those who criticized him and let him fall into what is more difficult than what they did, which is praying sitting with his legs extended toward the qiblah.