Is it obligatory for a woman who prays sitting due to joint pain to place a pillow or similar object to prostrate on?
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If a woman is unable to stand, she prays sitting cross-legged and gestures for bowing (rukūʿ). Then, if she is able to prostrate, she prostrates; otherwise, she gestures with her head for prostration, lowering it more than for bowing. There is nothing in the about placing a pillow or anything else to prostrate upon; rather, this is closer to being disliked, as it is a form of extremism and rigidity.
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