- If a person is ill or excused (
mazoor ) to the extent that he is unable to pray his fullsalah standing up with completeruku andsujood , then he should stand up for the duration or for the number ofrakats he has the power and strength to do so. Thereafter, when is unable to stand up, he should complete hissalah sitting down withruku andsujood - 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 praysalah sitting down with completeruku andsujood , then it is necessary for him to pray hissalah sitting down on the ground with completeruku andsujood . If such person prayed hissalah on a chair, then hissalah will be invalid because he is able to performsujood completely, but on the chair, he will be missing it out andsajdah is afardh act;salah is invalid by missing out afardh act. - If an
ill or excused person is such who is unable to performsujood on the ground, however, he is able to pray hissalah sitting down on the ground, the ruling for such person is that he will praysalah sitting down on the ground and performsajdah by gestures. Such a person has an option of prayingsalah on the chair. But it is more preferable for him to praysalah 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 fullsalah on a chair.
Approved by Mufti Ikramul Haq Saheb, Teacher at Jamiatul Ilm Walhuda, Blackburn