Is the prayer of a bedridden, incontinent patient afflicted with urinary and fecal incontinence, who cannot perform istinja’ except by wiping off the faeces, changes her diaper twice a day, and combines prayers with one ablution for every two prayers, valid or invalid? Is she permitted to touch the Mus'haf? And are her pre- and post-prayer supererogatory prayers valid?
The Malikis make it easy to remove impurities that exit unintentionally, and there is no harm in following their opinion due to need. Similarly, the Hanbalis permit combining prayers for the sick, and there is no harm in touching the Mus'haf after ablution, or performing the supererogatory Dhuhr prayer shortly before Asr. Your prayer is valid.
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