Standing in the first rakaat and sitting in the other rakaats of salaah

Q: Can we offer the first rakah of namaz by standing and other rakaats by sitting?

Bismillaah

A: If there is a need and you cannot manage standing then it is allowed.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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