Sitting and performing Salaah due to pain

14 May 2015 · 25 Rajab 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am a diabetic. I feel pain in my legs and knee joints very often. Although I am not very old and I can walk easily, but I find it difficult to move up and down during salaah. My question is that if I offer salaah in the sitting position whenever I feel pain, would it be valid?

Answer

If standing and performing the Salaah becomes difficult due to the pain, it will be permissible for you to sit and perform the Salaah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(من تعذر عليه القيام) أي كله (لمرض) حقيقي وحده أن يلحقه بالقيام ضرر به يفتى (قبلها أو فيها) أي الفريضة (أو) حكمي بأن (خاف زيادته أو بطء برئه بقيامه أو دوران رأسه أو وجد لقيامه ألما شديدا) أو كان لو صلى قائما سلس بوله أو تعذر عليه الصوم كما مر (صلى قاعدا)

قال الشامي: واختلفوا في التعذر؛ فقيل ما يبيح الإفطار، وقيل التيمم، وقيل بحيث لو قام سقط، وقيل ما يعجزه عن القيام بحوائجه. والأصح أن يلحقه ضرر بالقيام كذا في النهاية والمجتبى وغيرهما (رد المحتار 2/96)

Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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