18. Shortening the Prayers

١٨۔ كتاب التقصير

18.19 Whoever cannot offer Salat while sitting, can offer Salat while lying on his side

١٨۔١٩ باب إِذَا لَمْ يُطِقْ قَاعِدًا صَلَّى عَلَى جَنْبٍ

[Machine] Ata' said, "If one is unable to turn towards the qibla (direction of prayer), they should pray in the direction they are facing."

وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ إِنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ صَلَّى حَيْثُ كَانَ وَجْهُهُ.

bukhari:1117ʿAbdān > ʿAbdullāh > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > al-Ḥusayn al-Muktib > Ibn Buraydah > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

had piles, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about the prayer. He said, "Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on your side."  

البخاري:١١١٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ طَهْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ الْمُكْتِبُ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ؓ قَالَ

كَانَتْ بِي بَوَاسِيرُ فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ صَلِّ قَائِمًا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقَاعِدًا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَى جَنْبٍ