If somebodys pregnant and the doc has advised her for bed rest, how is she supposed to say namaz
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if somebodys pregnant and the doc has advised
her for bed rest, how is she supposed to say namaz and exp wazoo, because in
wazoo u have to bend down from the sink n wahs feet
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Answer:
Wudu and prayer when
ill or bed rest
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Q-1: if somebodys pregnant and the doc has
advised her for bed rest, how is she supposed to say namaz
Dear and beloved Sister in Islam, unless and until one is
unconscious, or in the state of coma, or insane, one cannot be excused from the
obligatory duty of prayer. As long as
one is sane, regardless of the condition of their health, it would be their
duty to observe the five obligatory prayers at their appointed times.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 2.103
Topic: The prayer of a person who is ill
(Salatul Marid)
Whoever has some excuse due to illness and
cannot stand during the fard salah is allowed to pray sitting. If he cannot
pray in a sitting posture, he may pray while on his side by making gestures. In
such a case, his gestures for sajdah should be lower than those for his ruku'.
This principle is based on Allah's words: "...And celebrate Allah's
praises, standing, sitting, and lying on your sides." (Surah 3 Ale Imran:
191)
Imran ibn Hussain says: "I had piles
[hemorrhoids], so I asked the Prophet (saws) about the prayer and he (saws)
said: 'Offer the salah while standing and if you cannot do so, pray while
sitting, and if you can't do that, then make salah while Iying on your
side."' (Related by Bukhari) An-Nasa'i adds: "And if you cannot offer
salah while lying on your side, then do it while lying on your back. Allah does
not burden a soul, save with what it can bear."
What is meant by inability is that the person
if he prays [in the regular way], will suffer hardship, or his disease will
aggravate, or his recovery would be hampered, or he will swoon if he prays in
the customary manner.
If the pregnant sister has been advised by a medical
expert to observe complete bed-rest, and she fears that if she offers her
prayers in the customary manner she would suffer hardship, or her movements
would bring about any harm upon herself or her baby, etc.; there is sufficient
allowance in Shariah for her to pray in a sitting position. If she is unable to pray even in a sitting
position, she may offer her prayers while lying down on her sides; if she is
unable to do even that, she may offer her prayers while lying on her back. But under all circumstances, as long as she
is conscious, she must fulfill her obligatory duty of prayer towards her Lord.
Q-2: and exp wazoo, because in wazoo u have to
bend down from the sink n wahs feet
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 6:
6 O ye who believe!
When ye prepare for prayer wash your faces and your hands (and arms) to the
elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity
bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill
or on a journey or one of you cometh from offices of nature or ye have been in
contact with women and ye find no water then take for yourselves clean sand or
earth and rub therewith your faces and hands.
Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty but to make you clean
and to complete His favor to you that ye may be grateful.
The Lord Most High has indeed prescribed ‘wudu’ or
ablution as an absolute pre-condition of prayer; thus if the sister who is
pregnant cannot bend down to wash her feet, or feels any hardship in doing so,
or fears that it would bring about any harm upon her or her child, she may get
someone else to wash her feet for her.
In the extreme situation where the sister can neither
perform the wudu herself, nor can she get someone to help her perform her wudu,
there is allowance in the Shariah that she may perform the ‘tayammum’ with pure
dust, and make herself available for prayer.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan