Reciting the Qur’an While Lying Down Due to Weakness

Question

Due to severe weakness, I am unable to recite while sitting. Is it permissible to recite lying flat on my back or on my side, without drawing up my legs — since drawing up the legs, even briefly, causes pain in the knees and legs? Is drawing up the legs obligatory?

Answer

In such a state, continue reciting even without drawing up your legs; draw them up whenever it becomes comfortable to do so.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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