Prayer of the Sick, the Unconscious, the Weak and the Infirm, the Elderly and Others
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 51
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 51
Prayer of the Sick, the Unconscious, the Weak and the Infirm, the Elderly and Others
وَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ وَ نَقُولُ مَنْ صَلَّى وَ هُوَ جَالِسٌ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ كَانَتْ صَلاَتُهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِرَكْعَةٍ وَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بِسَجْدَةٍ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ هُوَ هَكَذَا هِيَ تَامَّةٌ لَكُمْ.
Abu Basir said: I said to Abu Ja'far عليه السلام, "We talk and say that whoever prays while sitting without any illness, his prayer consists of two rak'ahs in place of one, and two prostrations in place of one." Imam عليه السلام said: "It is not as you say. It is complete for you."
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