What a hafiz should do if reciting the Qur’an is burdensome for him

Question

If someone has memorised part of the Qur’an, but reciting that much in tarawih while standing is burdensome for him, should such a weak person pray tarawih and tahajjud sitting, or should he stand and perform tarawih and tahajjud reciting only from “Alam tara kayfa” (Surah al-Fil) and short suras?

Answer

As long as he is able to recite standing, he should recite standing, and the remainder of the long recitation he should complete sitting, in two rak‘as or more. He should do the same in both tarawih and tahajjud.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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