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 4 of 4
- Ask Imaam14 Oct 2014
Is it permissible for the Imam to lead Janazah salah while seated on a chair?
Is it permissible for the Imam to lead Janazah salah while seated on a chair in the case where the Imam has a valid excuse example if the the Imam…
Nabeel Valli - Mufti Online17 Sep 2014
Imaam sitting on a wheel chair and performing Salaah
Is it permissible for the Imam to do Imamat (lead salah) of daily five prayers congregation sitting on the wheel chair, doing rku and sajda with…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2014
Sitting on a chair and performing Salaah
Many persons due to medical reasons decide that they need to use a chair for Salah with Jamat and they do not consult a reputable scholar, thinking…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2014
Sitting on a chair and performing Qadha Salaahs
I have a lot of years of qadha to pray. I try to do as many as I can after each salaah. I sometimes perform it on a chair. My question is can I sit…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jun 2014
How should a person suffering from Parkinson's disease perform Salaah?
I am a Parkinson's disease patient. Parkinson's disease is ageing of the brain before time. I am now at a stage where I am unable to go to masjid, I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Jun 2014
Sitting on a chair and performing qadha Salaah
I have a lot of years of umra Qadha to pray. I try to do as many as I can after each Salaah. My question is can I sit on a chair to pray even more…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Apr 2014
Being unable to give fidyah for not fasting due to illness
A person who cannot fast in ramadhan due to a sickness, also cannot give fidyah as he is out of a job, what must he do? What is the fidya? Does it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Apr 2014
Performing Salaah sitting 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 Online18 Mar 2014
Sitting and performing Salaah during pregnancy
I am 7 months pregnant and suffer from backaches and leg pains. Will it be permissible for me to sit and read salaah when the pain is very severe?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Dec 2013
Missing a fast in Ramadhaan due to illness
What's the ruling on missing days in Ramadaan due to sickness? Or any reason? Some one was telling me you just have to make it up? Others say you…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2013
Ruku' and Sajdah while seated on a chair
A person who is unable to do ruku and sajdah and is praying the complete salah sitting on a chair,what is the sunnah and correct manner of doing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Lowering the back for ruku' and sajdah when performing salaah while seated on a chair
When performing salah sitting on a chair do you leave your back straight and just move your head little for ruku and more for sajdah as mentioned in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Aug 2013
Being unable to perform Salaah standing
I wanted to ask on behalf of my mum. She reads namaaz and she reads while seated on a chair. She had a back operation and she can't bend down and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Jul 2013
Questions regarding a disabled person’s Salah
Q1: If a lady suffers extreme pain in her knees and therefore cannot go into the sajdah position but she's able to walk around and complete her…
Faraz Adam - Mufti Online21 May 2013
Forgetting how to perform Salaah due to alzheimer's
My grandfather has alzheimer's. He forgets everything. He even does not remember how to perform Salaah. What is the mas'alah in this case? When ever…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Feb 2013
Performing Salaah while sitting on a chair
A person can't even perform namaz in the tashahud position due to kidneys aches. So is it possible to perform namaz on a chair in the direction of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Dec 2012
Salaah in the sitting positing
Can you give me the description of the different actions (Roukou, Qawmah, Sajdah, Jalsah, Qa'datoul oula, the moment we stand up between 2 rakaats)…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jul 2012
Sitting on a Chair and Performing Salaah
Is it permissible to sit on the chair and perform salaah? If yes, what are the rules regarding sitting on the chair? If sitting on the chair and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jan 2012
Compensating for fasts missed due to illness
Due to illness, a person is unable to fast. How does he compensate for the missed fasts?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 May 2011
I have three questions related to offering salat while sitting on a chair.
I have three questions related to offering salat while sitting on a chair. Let us say that a person needs to perform his salat sitting on a chair…
Maulana Faizal Riza - Ask Imaam2 Sep 2010
The water in our area is very cold in the morning.And a brother of mine does not pray Fajr because of his illness. When he takes wudhoo in the morning he starts to sneeze non-stop for a while and this makes him sick.What's the ruling concerning this?
The water in our area is very cold in the morning.And a brother of mine does not pray Fajr because of his illness. When he takes wudhoo in the…
Ml. Abduz Zaman - Ask Imaam10 Aug 2007
My question is in this case where I am having to repeat wudhu regularly (I hardly ever complete a salaah in one wudhu) do I qualify as a Mazoor.
Alhamdulillah I have been reading salaah regularly for about a year now but always break my wudhu. I am having to do wudhu 2,3, or 4 and sometime…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2004
Can you please let if it is permissible to sit and read your nafl salaah, if you not ill.
Yes, it will be permissible to sit and read your Nafl Salaat even if you are not ill and you have no excuse for sitting. (Shaami vol.2 pg.34; HM…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Mar 2004
Is permissible 2pray 2pray 2 rooktas Allah 2count “sawab” of these salats 2the person who is sick
Salam alikum Pls provide me with an answers based on Quran, not hadiths,pls. 1. Is permissible if I pray 2 rookats regularly with niyyat Allah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2004
A person has disability in his leg (metal fitted leg). He can walk well.
A person has disability in his leg (metall fitted leg). He can walk well. Due to his disability, usally when he getup from sajda, he move one step…
For-Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2002
Can I offer prayers away from a Jamaat without being physically present there. This is a situation where I am ill and cannot go out for prayers specially the Juma prayers
Can I offer my prayers at home as per the Jamat in the mosque. This means there is a Jamat offering prayers in the mosque which is close to my…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam17 Sep 2002
1. If I wear a taweez as medication, do I have to take it off as soon as I am cured from that particular illness? 2. please read the article ‘On Raising the Hands in Prayer’ by Shaikh Mubarakpuri
2.Can taweez be worn for other than as medication, i.e. to increase knowledge or for protection against ?nazzar?, etc.? 3. I know that the Sahaaba…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2001
If I am sick with cold or flu like symptoms, is it preferred for me to pray at home, rather than going to the Masjid, for the sake of not spreading it to other Muslims
Or, do I hold on to the belief that all good and bad occurs only by the will of Allah s.w.t., and my constant sneezing, etc., will not be the cause…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Dec 2000
Due to difficulty in the work place, I am unable to offer salat at work. Is it possible for me to offer salat at my desk, sitting on the chair?
If you cannot stand and perform salaah in your office or anywhere else and you have no alternative then you will be excused for sitting on the chair…
Mufti E.Desai - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2000
I have arthritis in my left ankle and cannot bend it to sit on my legs between sajdah, can I kneel on the floor and do sajdah on a chair.
Can a womans feet be uncovered for prayer in home, Jazakallah.
Mufti E. Desai
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