LessonsVoluntary Prayer Sitting or Riding — and Prayer on a MountQuiz

Outside the town boundary, voluntary prayer may be performed while mounted:

• Ruku and Sujud are performed by head gestures.
• The Sujud gesture is lower than the Ruku gesture.
• The prayer follows the direction in which the animal naturally travels; facing the Qiblah is not required for this mounted voluntary concession.
• The rule applies even to regular voluntary Sunnahs, although a report from Abu Hanifah gives special emphasis to dismounting for the Fajr Sunnah.

This is a travel-style voluntary concession, not the normal rule for Fard prayer.

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Voluntary Prayer on a Mount outside the Town

Voluntary Prayer Sitting or Riding — and Prayer on a Mount

Outside the town boundary, voluntary prayer may be performed while mounted:

• Ruku and Sujud are performed by head gestures.
• The Sujud gesture is lower than the Ruku gesture.
• The prayer follows the direction in which the animal naturally travels; facing the Qiblah is not required for this mounted voluntary concession.
• The rule applies even to regular voluntary Sunnahs, although a report from Abu Hanifah gives special emphasis to dismounting for the Fajr Sunnah.

This is a travel-style voluntary concession, not the normal rule for Fard prayer.