Salah & Masjid · Subtopic
Salah of the Sick
150 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Salah of the Sick, part of Salah & Masjid. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Salah of the Sick fatawa — page 2 of 4
- Ibn Masood9 Dec 2021
Imaam leading the Salaah whilst sitting on a chair
Can an Imaam sit on a chair ( due to illness) and lead the congregation in Salaah?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online14 Nov 2021
Paying for missed salaahs of a sick person
My father is ill and unable to perform his salaah. I understand that I cannot perform the salaah for him. Is there any other way for me to cover up…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville4 Nov 2021
Salaah Of A Person Whos Has Cerebral Palsy
My daughter is near 19 yrs old and she has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. – she cannot walk and sit. – she cannot use her hands to eat ,write…
- Azaadville14 Jun 2021
Salaah On A Chair
A Musalli is unable to stand in Salaah, however he can go into Sajda. 1. Will the salaah be valid if he sits on a chair and performs his salaah? 2.…
- Ask Imaam1 May 2021
I broke my fast due to severe illness - How many Qadha do i keep?
I am fasting my qadhaa for Ramdhaan , I broke the qadhaa because of severe illness due to which I needed to take medication. Do I now have to make…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam17 Apr 2021
My mother is unable to fast due to illness - Can she pay fidyah?
My mother’s health worsens when she fasts. She’s diabetic and has high blood pressure. Fasting makes her extremely weak. As a result, she kept very…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Azaadville11 Mar 2021
Sitting And Performing Salaah
I have had 2 spine operations, after the first operation I had a drop foot. Now the foot is not fully functional. As a result after the second…
- Mufti Online1 Feb 2021
Sitting on a chair and performing salaah without a valid excuse
While performing salaah, if I stand for qiyaam and do ruku in a normal manner, but I sit on a chair and perform my sajdah and jalsah, is my salaah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2021
Pregnant woman sitting on a chair and performing salaah
If a woman is one month pregnant, can she perform salaah on a chair for the safety of the baby?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Sep 2020
Performing salaah with a catheter
My doctor recently put a catheter on for me. How do I perform my salaah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Sep 2020
Reciting Quraan or visiting the sick while azaan is being called out
My Quraan teacher for tajweed and tahfeez is in another country and temporarily teaching me over the phone. During this, if Azan is called, do I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Aug 2020
Salaah of a dementia patient
My mother is 83 years old and has dementia. She cannot perform salaah because she cannot remember and is not paak. What will be her situation for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam28 Jun 2020
Can a man who offers Salah on a chair lead his wife who also offers Salah on a chair?
Assalamu alaikum Warahamatullahi wabarakatuhu, Dear Mufti sab, Can a man who offer Salah on chair be a imam for his wife who is also offer Salah on…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Jamiat KZN4 May 2020
Leading Taraweeh Salaah on a chair
I had a leg injury whilst playing soccer. My Muslim doctor advised me to sit and perform Salaah for 4 to 6 Months; otherwise, my leg will not heal.…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam3 Apr 2020
Can a paralyzed person make Imamat on a wheelchair?
Slmz If a man is in a wheelchair paralyzed from waist down. Can he make Imaamat for his wife and kids?
- Mufti Online14 Oct 2019
Unable to make sajdah in salaah
I can walk easily, can stand for a long time, but the problem is to bend my knees. So I can't make sajdah easily. My doctor advised me not to do…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Aug 2019
What are the rules pertaining to Salah for a Ma’zoor?
Assalamualikum,i have gas problem and pass wind most of the time and i cant't perform salah without passing wind.so i have read in your fatwas that…
- Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
Being unable to fast during Ramadhaan due to illness
I have diagnosed with epilepsy. I have to take medicine twice a day after every 12 hours. Can I fast in Ramadhaan since I have to take medicines?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Feb 2019
Performing salaah at home due to illness
If one has the flu or running stomach does he have to go to the masjid for prayers and jumuah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Feb 2019
Salaah of a person who has urine drops problem and salaah time is about to expire
A person has a urine problem, where if he goes to the toilet, for the next 30-45 minutes he cannot read salaah due to urine drops. If the time of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Feb 2019
Performing Salaah while seated on a chair
I cannot sit in qa'dah position in salaah. Normally we use a chair only for qa'dah and sajdah and I stand in qiyaam. A person told me that I cannot…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jan 2019
Imaam performing Salaah on a chair
Can an old man who performs salaah on a chair lead the jamaat salaah in the Musjid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2018
Performing salaah with a colostomy bag
I got colostomy bag installed on my stomach due to cancer 2 years ago. As I have no control of my stool, it passes away in the bag without any signs…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Dec 2018
Sitting and performing salaah due to a headache
If a person has a horrible headache, and the motion from standing to sitting to Sajdah etc aggravates it, can one sit for Salaah? Also if a person…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Oct 2018
Performing salaah while seated on a chair without a valid excuse
If a girl is wearing a huge ball gown for her wedding which is such that it is difficult for her to make sajdah in it due to the many layers, will…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Sick person falling asleep during salaah
I have a friend who has a liver and kidney failure. She prays salaah laying on the bed because she can't move a lot. She said that in the middle of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2018
Bedridden person being unable to face the qiblah
While lying in bed I am sometimes unable to face the Qibla as I need assistance and it is difficult for my wife to do it alone. Should I still raise…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Sep 2018
Chairs in the Musjid
In our Masjid, as in many others there is a proliferation of chairs that are being used by Musallees to perform their salaat. 1. Can one Musallee…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2018
Method of sajdah while sitting on a chair
If a person is unable to do sajdah on the floor due to health problems, does one need to do sajdah on a table if sitting on chair and reading salah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jul 2018
Breaking one's fast due to illness
I am able to fast though I am not in good health. Lately I am suffering from bouts of fever for no apparent reason. I know that fever means that I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Apr 2018
Sitting on a chair in the musjid before or after salaah
Can a healthy person sit on a chair in the masjid after namaz or before namaz? Is this a sin or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2018
Standing in the first rakaat and sitting in the other rakaats of salaah
Can we offer the first rakah of namaz by standing and other rakaats by sitting?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Salaah for patients in hospitals
I often do work in hospitals and come across Muslim patients. When speaking to them, I realise that they are not reading their salaah because…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Apr 2018
Performing salaah while feeling dizzy
When a person feels dizzy, how should he perform namaz? It is very difficult to go into ruku or sajdah. What will be the right way of performing…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Mar 2018
Performing salaah while sitting due to dizziness
1. Zaid at times wasn't feeling well when praying his salah so he prayed with ishaara sitting on a chair, before the salah time expired he felt…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Nov 2017
Ma'zoor making sajdah tilaawat
If I read a sajda surah immediately after praying, do I have to wash the area first as I am suffering from continuous vaginal discharge?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Nov 2017
Sick person spitting phlegm into a utensil while performing salaah
A sick person who has a chest infection, phlegm comes out on regular basis, when in salah the phlegm is in the mouth and the sick person is unable…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2017
Sitting on a chair and performing Salaah due to back pain
I have a continuous pain in my back. I can perform one or two salaah standing and doing sajda on the ground but after that, the pain is so enhanced…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Sursraal ke ghar me shirk ki baate
Mri shadi ko hue aj 4 mahinay hogaye hn main jis ghar main shaadi ho kay gai hun whn par peer o murshid ko sb kch manna jata hai main jab wahn rahi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Aug 2017
Disabled person sitting up to perform Salaah before passing away
My uncle had cancer for a number of years. Towards the ending of his life one day before he passed away He kept getting up despite him being unable…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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