If illness prevents standing only, while actual bowing and ground prostration remain possible from a seated position, both must be performed in their normal form.
Gestures do not replace an act that remains possible. Inability regarding one integral act does not automatically remove the remaining acts.
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Prayer of the Sick: Standing, Gestures, Recovery and Unconsciousness
If illness prevents standing only, while actual bowing and ground prostration remain possible from a seated position, both must be performed in their normal form.
Gestures do not replace an act that remains possible. Inability regarding one integral act does not automatically remove the remaining acts.