those who said a sick person prays by gesturing

Ibrahim said: I saw al-Aswad praying by gesture during his illness.

Abd al-Rahman bin Harmalah said: I saw that Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, when he was ill and unable to sit, would make a gesture, and would not have anything raised up to his head.

Ibrahim and al-Hasan both said: A sick person prays in whatever state he is in.

Tamimah said: Shurayh came to visit Abu Maysarah when he was ill and asked him: How do you pray? He said: Sitting. Shurayh said to him: You know better than me.

Muhammad bin Sirin used to say: When a sick person is unable to prostrate, he should pray by gesture.

Husayn said: I asked Amir about the prayer of a sick person. He said: When he is unable to place his forehead on the ground, he should pray by gesture, and make his prostration lower than his bowing (ruku').

Jabalah bin Suhaym said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) whether a sick person may pray on a piece of wood. He said: I cannot permit you to take something other than Allah as an object of worship. If you are not able to pray standing, then pray sitting; and if you are not able to pray even sitting, then pray lying down.

Abu al-Haytham said: We visited Ibrahim during his illness; he was lying on his right side and praying by gesture.

Abu Khaldah said: I saw Abu al-Aliyah praying by gesture during his illness.

Tawus said: The sick person prays sitting; if he is unable, he prays by gesture, and he should not touch a piece of wood.

Ata said: If a sick person is unable to perform the prayer, he should pray by gesture.

Al-Harith said: If a sick person is unable to pray sitting, he should pray lying on his back, with his feet towards the qiblah, and with his face towards the qiblah, praying by gesture.

Al-Mukhtar bin Fulful said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about the way a sick person should pray. He said: He prays sitting and prostrates on the ground.

Urwah said: The sick person prays by gesturing and does not raise anything up to his face.