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30 / 06 / 2026
Prayer of the Sick
I have pain in my back and knees, and I cannot prostrate in prayer. I have heard a fatwa stating that prostration is greater than standing and that I must prostrate even if I pray sitting down. What is the validity of this fatwa?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: If you cannot perform bowing and prostration, you pray while seated with gestures without prostration, and God knows best.
