The scholars are unanimously agreed that if the sick person remains with the mind of the obligation, he is called upon to perform the prayer, and that what he is unable to perform, such as standing, bowing, and prostrating, is waived from him. They differed regarding one who is able to pray sitting and in the position of sitting, and in the position of one who is neither able to sit nor to stand. As for the person praying sitting, Some people said: He is the one who is unable to stand at all. Some people said: He is the one who finds it difficult to get up due to illness. As for the characteristic of sitting, some people said: He sits cross-legged in sitting, which is an alternative to standing. Ibn Masoud disliked sitting cross-legged. As for the one who is unable to stand or sit, some people said: He prays lying down. They said: He prays how it is possible for him. Some people said: He prays with his feet facing the Qiblah. And some people said: He prays on his side if he cannot