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Prayer for One Who Cannot Prostrate
My mother has a knee problem and cannot prostrate, but she can stand and bow correctly while praying. Should she perform the standing and bowing correctly and then gesture for prostration, or should she pray sitting down without standing and gesture for bowing and prostration?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: Whoever is unable to prostrate should pray while sitting, indicating with gestures for bowing and prostration; because standing is a requirement for prostration. If one is unable to prostrate, they should pray while sitting, and God knows best.
