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How should a person suffering from Parkinson's disease perform Salaah?

· 16 Shaʻban 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am a Parkinson's disease patient. Parkinson's disease is ageing of the brain before time. I am now at a stage where I am unable to go to masjid, I pray at home and it is not easy. I keep having problems concentrating. On the days that my condition worsens my lips hardly move as I end up doing tilaawat in my heart. I sometimes forget which position I am in, usually forget what I have prayed. Often go to sleep and forget which rakah I am on. I try my best to repeat (sometimes until the end of salaat time) I feel helpless. Is my salaah valid? In the above situation could I perform my salaah lying down and how would I do this?

Answer

Yes. The advisable thing is to keep someone on your side and he can guide you throughout your namaaz.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

الاستفسار : مريض يشتبه عليه أعداد الركعات بسبب شدة المرض ، أو لنعاس يلحقه ، فيلقنه غيره ، هل يجزيه؟

الاستبشار : يجزيه ، لأن التلقين من الغير ، وإن كان مفسدا ، لكن الضرورات تبيح المحظورات.

في القنية : (شم) : أي شرف الأئمة المكي : مريض يشتبه عليه أعداد الركعات والسجدات لا يلزمه الأداء ، ولو أداها بتلقين غيره ، ينبغي أن يجزيه ، (قع) : أي قاضي عبد الجبار : مصلٍ أقعد عند نفسه إنسانا ليخبره إذا سهي عن الركوع والسجود ، يجزيه إذا لم يمكنه الا بهذا . انتهى.

قلت : وبهذا يخرج حكم جواز صلاة الشيخ الفاني الذي وصل إلى أرذل العمر ويشتبه عليه أعداد الركعات في الصلاة ، فينبغي أن تجوز بتلقين غيره . (فتاوى اللكنوي 337)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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