How a lame person performs the prayer

Question

A certain person is disabled (ma'dhur): his right foot is damaged and had been broken. He is able to perform the prayer standing, but when he stands, the big toe of the broken foot keeps moving. Some people object to this: some say the prayer is not valid at all, and others say that if the toe moves in the prayer then the prayer is not complete but remains deficient. So is the objection of these people correct in the case of this disabled person, given that he is able to stand (qiyam)

Answer

Answer (1) While being able to stand (qiyam), performing [any] prayer other than a nafl prayer sitting without an excuse is not permissible; rather, it is necessary to perform it standing. Yes, if there is some excuse because of which one cannot stand, or standing causes some difficulty — for example, there is a wound which stays closed when one prays sitting but flows when…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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