Performing Salaah sitting due to a back problem

· 29 Jumada II 1435 AH1 min readEnglish
SalaahSalaah of a sick person

Question

How should a person perform Salaah if he has a back problem? Can he sit on a chair and perform Salaah? I was told that if he does not have a serious back problem and performs Salaah on a chair, his Salaah will not be valid. It this correct?

Answer

A person with a back problem can read namaaz sitting provided that he experiences substantial difficulty in standing. For example, if reading namaaz standing causes him extreme pain or it will aggravate his back problem or it will delay the healing process, then such a person will be permitted to read namaaz sitting.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(من تعذر عليه القيام) أي كله (لمرض) حقيقي وحده أن يلحقه بالقيام ضرر به يفتى (قبلها أو فيها) أي الفريضة (أو) حكمي بأن (خاف زيادته أو بطء برئه بقيامه أو دوران رأسه أو وجد لقيامه ألما شديدا) أو كان لو صلى قائما سلس بوله أو تعذر عليه الصوم كما مر (صلى قاعدا)

قال الشامي: واختلفوا في التعذر؛ فقيل ما يبيح الإفطار، وقيل التيمم، وقيل بحيث لو قام سقط، وقيل ما يعجزه عن القيام بحوائجه. والأصح أن يلحقه ضرر بالقيام كذا في النهاية والمجتبى وغيرهما (رد المحتار 2/96)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Motala
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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