The Ruling on Prayer, Fasting, and Zakah for an Elderly Person Who Has Lost Their Mental Capacity
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Question:
The questioner says: My father is an old man, and he has become unable to recognize his sons or daughters, or the original directions. What is required of him regarding prayer, fasting, and the zakah of wealth?
Answer:
If he is unable to pray and has entered a stage where he does not know what he is saying or what he is doing, then prayer is not obligatory upon him in this state, because Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and reward you with good.
The questioner says: My father is an old man, and he has become unable to recognize his sons or daughters, or the original directions. What is required of him regarding prayer, fasting, and the zakah of wealth?
Answer:
If he is unable to pray and has entered a stage where he does not know what he is saying or what he is doing, then prayer is not obligatory upon him in this state, because Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (192) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-10-24] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (10:15)
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