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Can a man who offers Salah on a chair lead his wife who also offers Salah on a chair?

· 7 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 45563English

Question

Assalamu alaikum Warahamatullahi wabarakatuhu,

Dear Mufti sab,

Can a man who offer Salah on chair be a imam for his wife who is also offer Salah on chair?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If the Imam is unable to make normal Ruku and Sajdah and he is permitted(excused) to sit and perform Salah with indications for Ruku and Sajdah, he can be an Imam for a person who is excused like him, who cannot perform normal Ruku and Sajdah. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah

Student - Darul Iftaa

Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

29-10-1441|22-06-2020

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (1/ 141)

وَيَجُوزُ اقْتِدَاءُ صَاحِبِ الْعُذْرِ بِالصَّحِيحِ وَبِمَنْ هُوَ بِمِثْلِ حَالِهِ

الفتاوى الهنديّة ج 1 ص 85

ويجوز اقتداء المؤمي لمثله

البناية شرح الهداية (2/ 364)

لأن الاقتداء شركة وموافقة فلا بد من الاتحاد

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (1/ 141)

وَيَجُوزُ اقْتِدَاءُ الْمُومِئِ بِالرَّاكِعِ السَّاجِدِ وَبِالْمُومِئِ لِمَا مَرَّ

تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي (1/ 140)

وَيَجُوزُ اقْتِدَاءُ الْمَعْذُورِ بِالْمَعْذُورِ إنْ اتَّحَدَ عُذْرُهُمَا

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (1/ 141)

وَيَسْتَوِي الْجَوَاب، بَيْنَمَا إذَا كَانَ الْمُقْتَدِي قَاعِدًا يُومِئُ بِالْإِمَامِ الْقَاعِد الْمُومِئ، وَبَيْنَمَا إذَا كَانَ قَائِمًا وَالْإِمَامُ قَاعِدٌ، وَلِأَنَّ هَذَا الْقِيَامَ لَيْسَ بِرُكْنٍ، أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الْأَوْلَى تَرْكُهُ؟ فَكَانَ وُجُودُهُ وَعَدَمُهُ بِمَنْزِلَةٍ.

كتاب النوازل ج 4 ص 361

کرسی پر بیٹھ کر اشارہ سے نماز پڑھنے والے کی امامت رکوع سجدہ پر قادر مقتدیوں کے لئے درست نہیں ہے، لیکن اگر کوئ امام اس طرح نماز پڑھے کہ بحالت قیام کرسی یا اسٹول پر بیٹھے،لیکن رکوع اور سجدہ با قاعدہ ادا کرے،تو اس کے پیچھے ہر طرح کے مقتدیوں کی نماز درست ہو جائےگیa

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Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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