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
وَ سَأَلَ عَبْدُ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ اَلْحَجَّاجِ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْغَمْزِ يُصِيبُ اَلرَّجُلَ فِي بَطْنِهِ وَ هُوَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَصْبِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى تِلْكَ اَلْحَالَةِ أَمْ لاَ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ «إِنِ اِحْتَمَلَ اَلصَّبْرَ وَ لَمْ يَخَفْ إِعْجَالاً عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَ لْيَصْبِرْ.
Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj asked Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام about a man who feels discomfort in his stomach but is able to bear it. He asked whether the man should continue praying in that situation or not. Imam عليه السلام replied: "If he can tolerate the pain and does not fear it causing him to rush the prayer, then he should pray and be patient."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 49