Q: What are the conditions for when a person is permitted to read salaat sat in a chair?
A: If a person is unable to get up from sajdah then he is allowed to make salaah sitting on a chair. Likewise if he is unable to make the sajdah itself then he may offer salaah sitting on a chair. He will then make his ruku and sajdah by bending forward slightly. He will bend forward lower for sajdah than he would for ruku. Similarly if a person cannot stand because of weakness or dizziness he may perfomr salaah on a chair.
Moulana Naziem Moosagie
Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai
