Topic:
Ruling of Praying Sitting down due to pain
(No-27004)
Respected Mufti, I have a wound on my knee, and if I go into prostration during Salah, there is a risk of excessive pain or bleeding. Am I allowed to sit between rukūʿ (bowing) and sujūd (prostration) in such a way that I raise one leg and sit on the other, and perform sujūd by gesture (ishārah)? Kindly advise.
In the situation described, if performing sajdah (prostration) causes excessive pain or poses a risk of bleeding due to the knee wound, it is permissible to perform sajdah by gesture (اشارہ). Likewise, it is also permissible to sit in a manner where one leg is raised while sitting on the other, placing both hands on the knees. In such cases, when performing sajdah by gesture, one should bow lower than in rukūʿ (bowing) to clearly distinguish between the two postures.
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دلائل:
رد المحتار: (98/2، ط: سعيد)
(قَوْلُهُ أَوْمَأَ قَاعِدًا) لِأَنَّ رُكْنِيَّةَ الْقِيَامِ لِلتَّوَصُّلِ إلَى السُّجُودِ فَلَا يَجِبُ دُونَهُ، وَهَذَا أَوْلَى مِنْ قَوْلِ بَعْضِهِمْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا، إذْ يُفْتَرَضُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَقُومَ لِلْقِرَاءَةِ، فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَوَانُ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ أَوْمَأَ قَاعِدًا كَذَا فِي النَّهْرِ. . . .
(قَوْلُهُ وَيَجْعَلُ سُجُودَهُ أَخْفَضَ إلَخْ) أَشَارَ إلَى أَنَّهُ يَكْفِيهِ أَدْنَى الِانْحِنَاءِ عَنْ الرُّكُوعِ وَأَنَّهُ لَا يَلْزَمُهُ تَقْرِيبُ جَبْهَتِهِ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ بِأَقْصَى مَا يُمْكِنُهُ كَمَا بَسَطَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَنْ الزَّاهِدِيِّ.
فتح القدير: (2/3)
(قَوْلُهُ إذَا عَجَزَ الْمَرِيضُ) الْمُرَادُ أَعَمُّ مِنْ الْعَجْزِ الْحَقِيقِيِّ حَتَّى لَوْ قَدَرَ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ، لَكِنْ يَخَافُ بِسَبَبِهِ إبْطَاءَ بُرْءٍ أَوْ كَانَ يَجِدُ أَلَمًا شَدِيدًا إذَا قَامَ جَازَ لَهُ تَرْكُهُ.
Allah Almighty knows best
Darul Ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi