Difficulty in performing wudhu and salaah due to ill-health
Q: I have many health problems including back pain, incontinence, tiredness, mentally and physically weak, etc. I spend most of the time resting on the bed. Doing wudhu and praying 5 times is very difficult for me. I feel unwell most of the time, doing wudu, praying salah take very long time and I become tired and stressed out.
I don't know any Muslim doctor to ask this and no one else can help me do wudu. Because my illnesses like back pain, tiredness go worse by wudu and praying, can I do tayammum instead of wudu? And pray salah sitting? I tried doing tayammum and pray sitting but still I struggle.
A: If you are finding a lot of difficulty then why don't you have water and a basin near you and do the wudhu near your bed. And you could put on your leather socks after which you will only have to make mash on your leather socks for the rest of the day. Hence you will not need to raise your feet.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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