Performing salaah sitting on a chair
Q: What is the status of performing salaah on a chair? If a person is unable to sit on the ground, and cannot perform the sajdahs on the ground, can he sit on a chair and perform salaah with gestures?
Salaah of a sick person
Delaying Salaah due to illness
Q: During pregnancy I vomit a lot. It makes my Salaah late. Whenever I make wudhu normally, I vomit and I have to take rest and make wudhu again. My question is after vomiting my wudhu breaks? In normal circumstances I know it breaks but what about these continuous vomitings of pregnancy. I don't miss my salaah but this feeling prevails that I am getting late for it. Kindly guide.
Foregoing Salaah due to illness
Q: My father is 92 years old and suffered a stroke about a year ago. The stroke left him weak on one side, he is now not able to control his urine and hence he messes himself. So he now wears diapers. My father had been living with my sister and brother in-law until last month. He now lives with me in Cape Town. I have just learnt that my father hasn’t performed any Salaah for the past year. He says he can’t perform any Salaah because he is always in the state of impurity because he messes himself and he has to wear a diaper. What is the Islamic ruling in regard to this matter?
Sitting in the car and performing Salaah due to a back problem
Q: A person normally prays on a chair (can't sit on the ground because of his back). Is it permissable for him to pray his salaah in his car (facing the qibla)?
Placing the hands on the thighs when performing Salaah on a chair
Q: If someone performs Salaah sitting on a chair due to his knee problem, is it ok to keep his hands out of his knees facing qibla or he should keep his hands on his thighs before his knees?
Performing Salaah sitting on a chair or bed
Q: If a person can offer Salaah on a namaz bed by facing his legs towards the qiblah, then should he offer Salaah like this or by sitting on a chair?
Performing Salaah while seated on a chair
Q: If a sick person is able to stand in Salaah but unable to perform ruku and sajdah, can he stand in front of the chair and sit down at ruku? Is this permissible or should he sit on the chair from the beginning? Which is preferable?
Performing salaah while seated on a chair due to a back problem
Q: How should a person perform salaah if he has a back problem? Can he sit on a chair and perform salaah? I was told that if he does not have a serious back problem and he performs salaah on a chair, his salaah will not be valid. Is this correct?
Sitting on a chair and performing Salaah
Q: I am 50 years old. I have been making namaaz regularly in the musjid daily all my life and for the past year or so. I make namaaz at home and only jumah in the musjid. This is due to chronic pain in my feet, toes and legs and I can't bend my toes anymore hence I sit on a chair when I make namaaz. I only go for jumah and don't sit on a chair at jumah. I make the two rakaat fard of jumah normal though I go through great pain. As soon as the fard is over I leave the musjid instantly. My great worry is that recently I read that we can't sit and make namaaz. The article read beware of the chair and stay away from the chair as namaaz on a chair is not accepted. I am in deep worry and cry a lot daily. I am unable to go for treatment to a private doctor or hospital as I am a pauper. I cannot go to government hospitals as every person I know with feet problems like mines land up with operations in the government hospitals but either loose their legs or land up with their feet being worse. I don't drink nor smoke. I strictly eat halaal food and live a clean life but still have this problem. I want to know if all my namaaz I made sitting is baatil. Yesterday I put pads around my feet and legs and attempted namaaz standing but the pain extends to my back. I am not cripple nor old aged and have no sickness so old age is not an excuse. Kindly advise what to do as I am unable to go for treatment so this pain becomes worse hence I will be sitting and makng namaaz.
Sitting and performing Salaah due to pain
Q: 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?