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.
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Salah of the Sick fatawa — page 3 of 4
- Mufti Online29 Jul 2017
Making up for missed fasts
I'm a convert to Islam, Alhamdulillah, a couple of years I did not fast in Ramadhan because I had really bad aneamia and I was underweight and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Jul 2017
Does a schizophrenia patient have to fast?
Does one diagnosed with paranoid/schizophrenia and taking medication (injections and tablets) for it have to pray and fast or is he/she labelled as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jul 2017
Performing Salaah while seated on a chair
If someone can do qawma, ruku, and sajdah, but he can not do the qa'da; how should he make the salat? Is it permissible for him to make the Salat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Jul 2017
Ma'zoor performing salaah with soiled clothing
I wanted to ask that I am a mazoor with urine incontinence and due to this I have to keep tissue paper all the time, but I have heard recently that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 May 2017
Performing Salaah with a plaster
I had incision of abscus there is still pus oozing. I have plaster over it. Can salaah be performed?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Apr 2017
Sutra
1. What is the minimum requirement of a sutra (obstacle in front of the namazi) and where should it be placed? 2. Can namaz be offerd in front of a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Apr 2017
How should a person paralysed from the waist downwards perform salaah?
An individual is paralysed from the waist downwards. He is unable to make wudhu and there is no one present to help him make wudhu. How will such a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Apr 2017
Forgetting the number of rakaats in salaah due to old age
Is salaah compulsory upon a person who is advanced in age and is unable to perform his salaah correctly due to forgetting the number of rakaats he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Apr 2017
How should a person on drips perform salaah?
A patient in hospital is put on drips. He is unable to perform wudhu and cannot perform salaah facing the qiblah. How should he perform his salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Mar 2017
Sitting on a chair and performing Salaah due to back pain
I am having some trouble in reading Namaz and I want some suggestions from you. I am suffering from back pain together with sciatica and lumber…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2017
Performing salaah sitting on a chair
What is the status of performing salaah on a chair? If a person is unable to sit on the ground, and cannot perform the sajdahs on the ground, can he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Feb 2017
Imaamat of a ma'zoor
Can a Mazoor with (little urine drops) lead salatul Tahajjud when invited because of him been a Quran memorizer.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Feb 2017
Delaying Salaah due to illness
During pregnancy I vomit a lot. It makes my Salaah late. Whenever I make wudhu normally, I vomit and I have to take rest and make wudhu again. My…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Feb 2017
Does a ma'zoor have to renew his wudhu if he remained in the Musjid?
I heard that for a (mazoor) with continuous drops of urine while in salaah, must renew ablution for all salaah. What if that person stayed at the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Dec 2016
Omitting Salaah due to illness
I had an outpatient surgical procedure on my back this morning. Al-Hamdu-Lillah, it went well. However, I was put to sleep for the procedure and am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Dec 2016
Performing nafil Salaah sitting on a chair
Is it permissible to read Nafl Salaah sitting on a chair and ruku and sajdha in Ishaarah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Dec 2016
Foregoing Salaah due to illness
My father is 92 years old and suffered a stroke about a year ago. The stroke left him weak on one side, he is now not able to control his urine and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Oct 2016
Making tayammum and performing Salaah due to illness
One is hospitalised and is on drips in a hospital ward. There is no way to make wudhu and perform salaah. What should one do?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Oct 2016
Sitting in the car and performing Salaah due to a back problem
A person normally prays on a chair (can't sit on the ground because of his back). Is it permissable for him to pray his salaah in his car (facing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2016
Placing the hands on the thighs when performing Salaah on a chair
If someone performs Salaah sitting on a chair due to his knee problem, is it ok to keep his hands out of his knees facing qibla or he should keep…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2016Roman Urdu
Bimaari ki wajah se umrah ku chowrna
Merey susar umrah ke liye gaye thy wahan uhon ny aik umrah to kar liya but jab wo doosri dafa umrah ki neeyat se ahram band kar gaye but (un ko…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 May 2016
Suffering from herpes
I have unfortunately have been diagnosed with genital herpes and oral herpes. I read on websites that it can spread through the skin even if there…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2016
A person with a urine bag going to the Musjid
I am disabled in a wheelchair and I am paralyzed. I recently read a answer that a person that has a urine bag or permanent catheter cannot lead a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Apr 2016
Performing Salaah sitting on a chair or bed
If a person can offer Salaah on a namaz bed by facing his legs towards the qiblah, then should he offer Salaah like this or by sitting on a chair?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Feb 2016
Performing Salaah while seated on a chair
If a sick person is able to stand in Salaah but unable to perform ruku and sajdah, can he stand in front of the chair and sit down at ruku? Is this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Dec 2015
Performing salaah while seated on a chair due to a back problem
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…
Mufti Zakaria Motala - Mufti Online30 Dec 2015
Performing salaah while seated on a chair
Is it permissible for a person who is able to perform the entire salaah standing, together with making the ruku normally and performing sajdah on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam14 Dec 2015
Can a ma'zoor lead taraweeh?
Can a ma'zoor lead taraweeh?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online17 Nov 2015Roman Urdu
Bimaari ki wajah se namaaz beth kar ya leth kar parhna
Meri sihhat hamesha kharaab rehti he operation bhi aaya mujhe kabhi bhi theek nahi hota he. Marne ka khouf he. Kaaley aur safed saaye nazar aate he.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN19 Aug 2015
Can I perform Salaah on a Chair?
Can I perform Salaah on a Chair?
- Jamiat KZN8 Jun 2015
Ruling of performing Salāh whilst seated on a chair?
What is the ruling of performing Salāh whilst seated on a chair? Beware of the Chair بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم و صلى الله على النبي الكريم
- Mufti Online2 Jun 2015
Sitting on a chair and performing Salaah
I am 50 years old. I have been making namaaz regularly in the musjid daily all my life and for the past year or so. I make namaaz at home and only…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jun 2015
Imaamat of a ma'zoor
Can I make imaamat if I am a mazoor with the disease of urinary incontinence?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 May 2015
Sitting and performing Salaah due to pain
I am a diabetic. I feel pain in my legs and knee joints very often. Although I am not very old and I can walk easily, but I find it difficult to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 May 2015
Sitting and performing Salaah due to back and knee pain
My granny is about 67-68 years of age and due to back pain and knee pain she is unable to pray her Salaah in the standing position and it is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Mar 2015
Assisting a sick person to perform Salaah
I have an aged grandmother who has been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, her condition has deteriorated to such an extent that she…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Performing Salaah in the state of illness
I am punctual on my Salaah but since my dysentery (i.e. inflammation of the intestine causing diarrhea with traces of blood) I have not been…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Ma'zoor travelling for safar distance
I would like to know if a ma'zoor (not a mustahaaza) will become a musaafir by travelling for 77 kilometres.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Dec 2014
Terminating one's Kaffara due to illness
I am on my 17 of 60th day for my Kaffarah. I went to the doctor the pills he gave have to be taken four times a day every 6 hours. Last night I got…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Dec 2014
How should a woman who experiences istihaaza perform her Salaah?
Is it waajib or mustahab for a mustahaza to clean herself for each Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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