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Is a paralyzed worshipper, who cannot bend his legs, required to prostrate on the bed (with his forehead touching the bed) during his prayer while he is on the bed?

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There is no obligation to raise something for prostration or to prostrate on it when one is unable to prostrate. It is sufficient to gesture for prostration, making the gesture for prostration lower than the gesture for bowing.

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