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 سَأَلَهُ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ اَلْمَاءُ فَيُنْتَزَعُ اَلْمَاءُ مِنْهَا فَيَسْتَلْقِي عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ اَلْأَيَّامَ اَلْكَثِيرَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً أَوْ أَقَلَّ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَيَمْتَنِعُ مِنَ اَلصَّلاَةِ إِلاَّ إِيمَاءً وَ هُوَ عَلَى حَالِهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ.
Samahat ibn Mehran asked about a man who has an eye condition (cataracts or similar) and undergoes a procedure to remove the issue, requiring him to lie on his back for many days—forty days, or possibly fewer or more. As a result, he can only perform his prayers by gestures due to his condition. The response was: "There is no harm in that."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 47