Qada' of prayers for one unable to pray by gestures of the head

Question

The respected Hazrat Mawlana Mahmud Hasan, assistant mufti — “‘amma farida” (?). The sunna salam! The answer to fatwa no. 1074, together with the notice printed [at the press] “Kawkab-i Durri”, has been received — that is all; heartfelt thanks. My ability in Arabic is not great; by the blessing (baraka) of you [scholars] I understand something. One respected religious scholar is a follower of Ahmad Raza Khan (a Barelvi)

Answer

To my gracious benefactor, the respected Hazrat Shah — al-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Your esteemed letter has honoured [me] with its arrival. If the sick person is in such a condition that he understands what is said to him but cannot make gestures, or some skilled, pious physician has told him that by making gestures there is a fear of losing his life or…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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