Performing Salaah Seated Due To Not Being Able To Perform Rukoo Or Sajdah
Question
A man is able to stand but due to infirmity or illness, he is unable to perform ruku or sajdah. Is he permitted to sit on the floor to perform fardh Salah? In this scenario, if he is able to sit on the floor, but chooses to sit on a chair, will the Salah be valid and, if so, would there be any reprehensibility attached to the Fardh Salah performed in such a manner?
Answer
Yes, he will be permitted to perform his Salaah on the ground. In this case he will also be permitted to sit on a chair and perform his Salaah, however, it will be better to sit on the ground and not on a chair, as this position is closer to the position of Sajda.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(مَنْ تَعَذَّرَ عَلَيْهِ الْقِيَامُ) أَيْ كُلُّهُ (لِمَرَضِ) … (لَا الْقِيَامُ أَوْمَاً) بِالْهَمْزِ (قَاعِدًا) وَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ الْإِيمَاءِ قَائِمًا لِقُرْبِهِ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ (قَوْلُهُ لِقُرْبِهِ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ) أَيْ فَيَكُونُ أَشْبَهَ بِالسُّجُودِ مِنَحٌ
رد المحتار على الدر المختار (سعید) ج ۲ ص ۹۸
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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