Is one rewarded who cannot stand for long due to allergies, but forces himself and endures the pain?
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It is permissible for someone who finds it difficult to stand during prayer to pray while sitting. Their reward will not be diminished compared to someone who prays standing if they have a valid excuse. The difficulty that permits sitting is that which causes harm or removes khushu' (devotional humility). Fatwas no. 159395 and 123623 have clarified the limit of such difficulty.
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