Is a worshiper considered sinful if he prays standing while able to stand, but unable to prostrate except by इशारा (gesturing), even though he is able to pray sitting?
"Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity." You must pray standing as long as you are able, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Pray standing; if you cannot, then sitting; if you cannot, then on your side." Then, after standing, you bow, and after rising from bowing, you sit and gesture for prostration from the sitting position if you are able to sit. If you are unable to perform all the pillars except standing, then you pray standing and gesture for your prostration lower than your bowing. If you are able to stand and also sit, then you gesture for bowing from a standing position and extend your hands to your knees in your gesture, and you sit and gesture for the first and second prostrations from a sitting position.
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