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 أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ اَلْأَنْصَارِ وَ قَدْ شَبَّكَتْهُ اَلرِّيحُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ كَيْفَ أُصَلِّي فَقَالَ» «إِنِ اِسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تُجْلِسُوهُ فَأَجْلِسُوهُ وَ إِلاَّ فَوَجِّهُوهُ إِلَى اَلْقِبْلَةِ وَ مُرُوهُ فَلْيُومِ بِرَأْسِهِ إِيمَاءً وَ يَجْعَلُ اَلسُّجُودَ أَخْفَضَ مِنَ اَلرُّكُوعِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فَاقْرَءُوا عِنْدَهُ وَ أَسْمِعُوهُ.
The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم visited a man from the Ansar who was struck by a strong wind. The man asked: 'O’ Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, how should I pray?' The Prophet عليه السلام replied: 'If you are able to, seat him. If not, direct him towards the Qibla, and command him to gesture with his head (for prayer). Make his prostration lower than his bowing. If he is unable to recite (the Quran), then recite for him and make him listen.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh