The Sick Person's Prayer: From Standing to Gestures

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• Under which condition is a sick person permitted to perform their obligatory prayer sitting down?
• If a sick person cannot bow or prostrate, it is highly disliked (Makruh) to raise a pillow to their forehead to prostrate upon.
• How should the head gestures (Ima') for bowing and prostration be performed by a sitting patient?
• If a sick person is unable to gesture with their head, they are permitted to perform the prayer by gesturing with their eyes or eyebrows according to the preferred Hanafi position.
• What is the threshold of missed prayers under inability to gesture, or insanity, that completely excuses the patient from making them up?
• If a sick person is lying on their back to pray, their feet must be pointed towards the Qiblah, and their head raised slightly with a pillow.
• Match the sickness scenarios with their correct juristic postures and requirements:
• Classify the following scenarios into "Missed Prayers Must be Made Up" and "Missed Prayers are Forgiven":