What is the ruling on performing tayammum and combining two prayers at home for one who is unable to stand?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : May the Shaykh be respected, my father is ill and cannot stand. Is it permissible for him to perform tayammum and combine the two prayers at home?
The Shaykh : Yes, he cannot stand, but he can perform wudu? I mean, if water is brought to him, can he do it?
The questioner : Yes, if water is brought to him, he can do it.
The Shaykh : Well, water is brought to him and he performs wudu, and he is allowed to combine Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. I will tell you a method that makes the matter easier for him: he delays Dhuhr until Asr, he delays Dhuhr until Asr as a combined prayer, then he performs wudu at the time of Asr and prays before the sun sets. He can remain in a state of purity until the Maghrib adhan is called, then he prays Maghrib and Isha as a combined prayer in advance. How many wudu’s does he have in this situation? No, one wudu, my brother, one wudu. Be patient, we have not reached Fajr yet; we are currently discussing Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. He has one wudu for four prayers. Is that clear? For the Fajr prayer, he stands up and performs wudu, because Allah said that tayammum was not established except when using water becomes difficult. As long as it is possible, yes, is that clear?
The Shaykh : Yes, he cannot stand, but he can perform wudu? I mean, if water is brought to him, can he do it?
The questioner : Yes, if water is brought to him, he can do it.
The Shaykh : Well, water is brought to him and he performs wudu, and he is allowed to combine Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. I will tell you a method that makes the matter easier for him: he delays Dhuhr until Asr, he delays Dhuhr until Asr as a combined prayer, then he performs wudu at the time of Asr and prays before the sun sets. He can remain in a state of purity until the Maghrib adhan is called, then he prays Maghrib and Isha as a combined prayer in advance. How many wudu’s does he have in this situation? No, one wudu, my brother, one wudu. Be patient, we have not reached Fajr yet; we are currently discussing Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha. He has one wudu for four prayers. Is that clear? For the Fajr prayer, he stands up and performs wudu, because Allah said that tayammum was not established except when using water becomes difficult. As long as it is possible, yes, is that clear?