Mother unable to stand for complete duration of Taraweeh

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I hope Mufti saab is well. I have a question regarding my mother. Last year we prayed Taraweeh at home. We will probably pray Taraweeh at home this year too. My mother has diabetes and high blood pressure. She starts Taraweeh standing tries to perform normally. But midway through she gets exhausted. We take long breaks but she is still unable to perform standing (due to exhaustion) so she ends up sitting and praying. She feels really guilty about it. Does she have to pray standing or will it be permissible for her to pray sitting?

Hasan Ahmed Razzak · Accepted Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Brother in Islam,

Your mother’s determination to perform her Taraweeh Salah standing is a sign of her Imaan and piety. May Allah Ta’ala accept her Ibadah and give her Shifaa from her sickness.

In the enquired situation, it will be permissible for you mother to perform the Taraweeh Salah seated if she experiences exhaustion and fatigue.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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