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How should a person paralysed from the waist downwards perform Salaah?

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Q: An individual is paralysed from the waist downwards. He is unable to make Wudhu and there is no one present to help him make Wudhu. How will such a person perform his Salaah?

Bismillaah

A: If there is no person present who will be able to assist him make Wudhu, he will not perform the Salaah. Rather, he will imitate a person performing Salaah by carrying out the  postures of Salaah without making niyyat of Salaah and reciting anything during the Salaah. Later on, when he is able to make Wudhu, he should make Qadha of the Salaah.

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

(والمحصور فاقد) الماء والتراب (الطهورين) بأن حبس في مكان نجس ولا يمكنه إخراج تراب مطهر، وكذا العاجز عنهما لمرض (يؤخرها عنده: وقالا: يتشبه) بالمصلين وجوبا، فيركع ويسجد إن وجد مكانا يابسا وإلا يومئ قائما ثم يعيد كالصوم (به يفتى وإليه صح رجوعه) أي الإمام كما في الفيض،

قال الشامي: (قوله وقالا يتشبه بالمصلين) أي احتراما للوقت. قال ط: ولا يقرأ كما في أبي السعود، سواء كان حدثه أصغر أو أكبر. اهـ. قلت: وظاهره أنه لا ينوي أيضا؛ لأنه تشبه لا صلاة حقيقية تأمل (رد المحتار 1/253-252)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

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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