Prayer When Ill
130 questions
Is it permissible for a patient with rheumatism to prostrate on a small chair or a table designated for prayer when he is unable to prostrate on the ground?
If prostration involves slight difficulty, and sitting between the two prostrations causes very severe pain, is it sufficient to sit on a chair and gesticulate after bowing, or is it obligatory to prostrate, then sit on the chair between the two prostrations, then prostrate on the ground, taking into consideration the hardship that this may cause?
How should a young man with a boil on his forehead prostrate when the doctor has put a plaster on it, and is it sufficient for him merely to touch the ground lightly with his head?
Is the prayer of one who suffers from constant flatulence permissible, and does he combine prayers out of necessity, knowing that his ablution becomes invalid between the two prayers?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one whose knees pain her when bowing, and is it permissible for her to pray sitting on a chair while being able to prostrate, and does that diminish her reward?
Is it permissible to abandon prayer due to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which leads to a distracted mind during it, and will a person afflicted with this disorder enter Paradise?
Is the prayer invalid if a woman prays standing, making gestures for prostration, when she is unable to sit or prostrate, and she should have sat on a chair? And what should she do about the many prayers she performed in this state and does not remember them?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a person afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome who experiences severe involuntary movements and vocalizations, and temporary paralysis (freeze tic) during prayer, which sometimes prevents him from completing it?
Is it permissible for my grandmother, who cannot control her urine and finds it difficult to go to the bathroom and perform ablution in bed, to wear a diaper and remove it at the end of the day to perform her prayers?
Is it permissible to omit prostration in prayer due to an injury on the face and the possibility of blood flowing from it during prostration?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who suffered from urinary incontinence for four years and neglected to seek a fatwa during that time, and is he required to repeat it?
Is one rewarded who cannot stand for long due to allergies, but forces himself and endures the pain?
Is it permissible for a mother afflicted with paraplegia and a fracture to pray while sitting on her bed, not facing the Qiblah, and with a soiled diaper? And must the diaper be changed five times a day for her prayer to be acceptable?
When is it permissible for a sick person to pray sitting down, even if he is able to stand with extreme difficulty?
Is gesturing in bowing (rukūʿ) and prostration (sujūd) for the incapable done with the head only? And is it sufficient to incline the head, or must the back also be inclined?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who is afflicted with a severe headache that prevents him from prostrating, and he prays by gesturing?
What should a relative of mine do who did not pray in the hospital after undergoing a uterine operation and was prevented from moving due to the devices connected to her body?
Is it necessary to wait until the discharges cease to perform Fajr prayer after sunrise, or should it be performed while the discharges are still present?
What is required of a woman who was injured in an accident and fell into a coma for one month and five days, and then for three months was unable to perform the prayer properly?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who experiences epileptic seizures during which they lose consciousness and memory for a few seconds, and must they repeat the prayer or complete it?
Is it permissible to pray atop a washing machine without ablution, and if that is not permissible, is it valid to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers with Maghrib after finishing the laundry and feeling exhausted?
How does a sick person pray who is unable to sit after standing, nor stand after sitting?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of a young man whose right leg has been amputated above the knee, [praying] while seated in a chair, given his ability to stand leaning on a cane, except if the Imam prolongs the prayer?
Is it permissible for a worshiper suffering from a disc (herniation) to continue bowing (rukūʿ) and prostrating (sujūd), despite an involuntary "Ah" sound emanating from him, or should he abandon bowing and prostrating, or is the ruling based on the prevalence or absence of groaning?