Ruling on praying by gestures because of a headache

Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning):

“So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you
can”

[al-Taghaabun 64:16]

“Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope”

[al-Baqarah 2:286]

So if a person has a pain in his head which makes it
difficult for him to prostrate on the ground and he will be harmed by that,
there is nothing wrong with him making gestures, and his gesture for
prostration should be deeper than his gesture for bowing. There is nothing
wrong with him bowing and prostrating in gestures, but his prostration
should be deeper than his bowing, if it is too difficult for him to
prostrate on the ground because of pain in his head or other sicknesses
which prevent him from prostrating. 

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him)