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How may I perform prayer and ablution, given a bleeding wound and the inability to bow, prostrate, or reach my feet, and is it permissible for me to perform tayammum?

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A sick person must perform ablution (wudu') if they are able. If they are unable to wash some limbs themselves and cannot find assistance, they should wash what they can and perform tayammum (dry ablution) for the remainder. They must pray standing if they are able; if unable, then sitting; if unable, then lying on their side. If they cannot perform rukū' (bowing) and sujūd (prostration), they should gesture for them, making the sujūd lower than the rukū'. If they are unable to stand or sit, they should pray lying down and gesture for rukū' and sujūd. If they cannot bend, they should gesture for rukū' and sujūd.

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