Imam can appoint someone else for him when he is ill
319. ´Ubaidullah bin ´Abdullah said: I went to ´Aishah and asked her to describe to me the illness of Allah´s Messenger sallahu alayhi wa sallam. ´Aishah said:Yes. The Prophet sallahu alayhi wa sallam became seriously ill and asked, ´´Have the people performed the Salat (prayer)?´´ We replied, ´´No, O messenger of Allah. They are waiting for you.´´ He said, ´´Put water for me in a trough.´´ We did so. He took a bath and tried to get up but fainted. When he recovered, he again asked, ´´Have the people performed the Salat (prayer)?´´ We said, ´´No, they are waiting for you. O Messenger of Allah,´´ he again said, ´´Put water in a trough for me.´´ We did so and he took a bath and tried to get up but fainted again. Then he recovered and said, ´´Have the people performed the Salat (prayer)?´´ We replied, ´´NO, they are waiting for you. O Messenger of Allah.´´ We did so and he washed himself and tried to get up but he fainted. When he recovered, he asked, ´´Have the people performed the ...