مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٢٣٢ - SAJDATAYN(TWO PROSTRATIONS)
mohr or any other thing on which it is lawful to perform prostration,
heshould raise the mohr or the other thing on his hand and perform
prostration on it.
١٠٧٩. If a person cannot perform prostration at
all, he should make a sign for prostration with his head, and if he
cannot do even that, he should make a sign withhis eyes. And if he
cannot make a sign even with his eyes he should, on the basis of
recommended precaution, make a sign for prostration with his hand etc.
and should alsomake an intention for prostration in his heart.
١٠٨٠. If the forehead of a person is raised
involuntarily from the place of prostration he should not, as far as
possible, let it reach the place of prostrationagain, and this is
treated to be one prostration though he has not uttered the recitation
of prostration. And if he cannot control his head and it reaches the
place ofprostration once again involuntarily, both of them will be
reckoned to be one prostration, and if he has not uttered the
recitation, he should utter it then.
١٠٨١. At a place where a person has to observe
taqayyah (concealing ones faith in dangerous situation against the
enemy) he can perform prostration on a carpet orother similar things,
and it is not necessary for him to go somewhere else to offer prayers.
In case, however, he can perform prostration on a mat or any other thing
on whichit is lawful to perform prostration he should perform
prostration on it, if he has not to face any hardship by doing so. In
that event he should not perform prostration on acarpet or any other
similar thing.
١٠٨٢. If a person performs prostration on a
mattress filled with feathers or any other similar thing, his
prostration is void if his body cannot remain calm on it.
١٠٨٣. If a person is obliged to offer prayers on
a muddy ground and it is not difficult for him if his body and dress
become covered with mud, he should performprostration and tashahhud as
usual. In case, however, it is difficult for him, he should make