One Who Is not Able to Place the Forehead on the Ground
Issue No.959- If a person cannot place his forehead on the ground, he should bend as much as possible, and place the turbah or anything on which sajdah is permissible on higher place, so that his forehead can reach it, and place the palms and the knees and the toes on the ground as usual. If he cannot bend at all, he should make an indication with his head, and if that is not possible, he makes an indication with his eyes meaning he should close his eyes with the intention of performing sajdah and should open them with the intention of raising his head from sajdah. In any case, the obligatory precaution is that he should raise the turbah and place it on his forehead. If he is not able to do any of the above-mentioned options, he should, as an obligatory precaution, make an intention for sajdah in his mind.
