Narrated by Imran ibn Husain
I had piles, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about the prayer. He said: "Pray standing; if you cannot, then sitting; and if you cannot, then on your side."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1117
What this hadith teaches
Prayer is never dropped while the mind is sound; it is made easier to fit the illness.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Narrator
- Imran ibn Husain
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
صَلِّ قَائِمًا، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقَاعِدًا، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَى جَنْبٍ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1117, as given on sunnah.com.