A man with an eye complaint who is told to lie on his back

Al-Qasim said: When Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah lost his sight, a physician came and said: "I will treat you, but you will have to lie on your back for seven days, and you will also pray lying down." He refused this and expressed his dislike of it.

Asim said: Water came into the eyes of Abu Wa'il (a cataract). He was told: "As treatment, you will have to lie down for seven days." He expressed his dislike of this.

Al-Musayyab bin Rafi' said: When Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) lost his sight, a man came to him and said: "If you can bear to pray lying down for seven days, I can treat you, and I hope your eyes will recover." Upon that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) sent someone to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and other Companions and consulted them. All of them said: "If you were to die during these seven days, what would become of your prayers?" So he did not have his eyes treated.

Abu al-Duha said: Water came down into the eyes of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) (a cataract). He was told: "You will have to pray lying down for seven days." He asked the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) about this, and both of them forbade him.