The person that prays in a chair due to his inability

*Salaamun 'alaykum wa rahmat-ul-lahi wa barakātuh*

_In the name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) ._

_🎙️Question: The sister Umm 'Abdis Salām asks,_
س: الأخت التي رمزت لاسمها بأم عبد السلام من القصب تقول في سؤالها:

*“The person that prays in a chair due to his inability,*
الإنسان الذي يصلي على الكرسي لعجزه هل

*Is it obligatory that there be a difference between his rukū' and his sujūd from the standpoint of placement of the hands and bending of the back,*
يجب أن يكون هناك فرق بين ركوعه وسجوده من ناحية وضع اليدين وانحناء الظهر، أم أن الأمر في هذا واسع. أرشدونا

May Allāh reward you with good?”
جزاكم الله خيرا؟

Answer: *“It is obligatory for the one who prays sitting on the ground or in a chair to make his sujūd lower than his rukū',*
ج: الواجب على من صلى جالسا على الأرض، أو على الكرسي، أن يجعل سجوده أخفض من ركوعه،

*And it is the Sunnah to place his hands on his knees while in rukū;*
والسنة له أن يجعل يديه على ركبتيه في حال الركوع،

As for sujūd then it is obligatory to place the hands on the ground if he is able,
أما في حال السجود فالواجب أن يجعلهما على الأرض إن استطاع،

If he is not able then his places them on his knees.
فإن لم يستطع جعلهما على ركبتيه،

🎙️This is based on what has been confirmed from the Prophet ﷺ
لما ثبت عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال:

”I have been commanded to prostrate upon seven bones,
«أمرت أن أسجد على سبعة أعظم

The forehead,
الجبهة

And he pointed to his nose,
وأشار إلى أنفه

Both hands,
واليدين

Both knees,
والركبتين

And the toes on both feet’. 📚 (Aḥmad #2653, Al-Bukhārī #812, Muslim #490)
وأطراف القدمين» .

*And whoever is not able to do this and he prays in a chair then there is no harm in this,*
ومن عجز عن ذلك وصلي على الكرسي فلا حرج في ذلك،

Based on the statement of Allāh (Exalted be He),
لقول الله سبحانه:

*‘And fear Allāh as much as you are able’.* (At-Taghābun 64:16)
{فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ}

Also the statement of the Prophet ﷺ,
وقول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:

*“If I give you a command then do as much of it as you are able to.”* (Authenticity agreed upon)
«إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتم» متفق على صحته.

📚 Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin ʿAbdAllāh bin Bāz, Majmū’ al-Fatāwā 12/245
ابن باز، مجموع فتاوى ١٢/٢٤٥

*May Allaah accept our ibaadat and forgive our shortcomings.*

_❞Keep Reminding, for Indeed the ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇʀ ❝_

*Allaahu l Musta'aan*