Chapter on the Prayer of the Drowning Person, the One Who Is Alone, and the One in Necessity, and Other Such Cases

And from him, from Ibn Abi Umayr from Umar ibn Udhaynah from someone who informed him from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him: Imam al-Baqir عليه السلام was asked: “What is the degree of illness that compels its sufferer, and what is the illness in which its sufferer should leave off praying while standing?” Imam عليه السلام said: “Rather, man is a witness against himself.” (Surah Al Qiyamah 75:14) Imam عليه السلام said: “That is up to him, he is more knowledgeable about himself.”