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The Empty Chair…

Another day, news of yet another death,

Once again, we hear of someone who has just drawn their final breath.

For those of us left behind, it seems so surreal,

Struggling to cope with the immense loss we feel.

And although it may seem like at times the darkness is too much,

As we long to see our loved ones again, just a glimpse or a touch.

A hug from a parent, a smile from the Mrs, the voice of a husband offering to do the dishes,

The words of wisdom of a grandma that you’d wish you’d wrote down,

Or the sound of laughter of a child who is no longer around.

None of these people can ever be brought back,

And yet for each of them to live on you don’t need a memorial plaque.

Live each day to the fullest, do good and make them proud,

Show people around you, you love them, don’t wait till they’re in a shroud!

And send them gifts each day for that’s all that the departed now from us need,

Intend to share the reward every time you do a good deed.

They say time is a healer but I don’t know if that’s true,

All I can promise you is that Allah will get you through!

Written by @thetalentedteacher_

1 Jumada al-Awwal 1442

Masa’il of Sitting on a Chair to Pray Salah

If a person is ill or excused (mazoor) to the extent that he is unable to pray his full salah standing up with complete ruku and sujood, then he should stand up for the duration or for the number of rakats he has the power and strength to do so. Thereafter, when is unable to stand up, he should complete his salah sitting down with ruku and sujood
If an ill person or excused person is such that he doesn’t have the strength to pray salah standing up, however, he is able to pray salah sitting down with complete ruku and sujood, then it is necessary for him to pray his salah sitting down on the ground with complete ruku and sujood. If such person prayed his salah on a chair, then his salah will be invalid because he is able to perform sujood completely, but on the chair, he will be missing it out and sajdah is a fardh act; salah is invalid by missing out a fardh act.
If an ill or excused person is such who is unable to perform sujood on the ground, however, he is able to pray his salah sitting down on the ground, the ruling for such person is that he will pray salah sitting down on the ground and perform sajdah by gestures. Such a person has an option of praying salah on the chair. But it is more preferable for him to pray salah sitting down on the ground as this is much closer to show servitude and that is more rewarding.
The ill and excused person is such that he cannot pray his salah sitting down on the ground, so then it is permissible for him to pray the full salah on a chair.

Approved by Mufti Ikramul Haq Saheb, Teacher at Jamiatul Ilm Walhuda, Blackburn