Is prayer obligatory for a person with a disability, and what is the duty of his guardian?

The questioner:
Abu Saud from Riyadh is with us on the line. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you in good. May Allah keep you in good.

The questioner:
I have a disabled son, O Shaykh, may Allah be pleased with you, and he is thirty years old.

The presenter:
Please, turn the television down a little, turn the television down. Okay. Okay, go ahead.

The questioner:
I am saying I have a disabled son who is thirty years old, and he cannot pray, and I do not know about the prayer and this, but I come in the morning from the mosque and I come to him sitting and he prays because he cannot serve himself, and what is it called, I do not know if he has any obligation in this regard or not.

The Shaykh:
My brother, if he has intellect and understanding, then prayer is obligatory upon him, and it is obligatory for you to command him to pray and to teach him how to pray and how to perform wudu' and how to pray. It is obligatory for you to teach him and command him to pray. But if he has no thought and no understanding, then there is no prayer upon him. Yes.

The questioner:
He does not know, O Shaykh, he does not know, not even reading, and then if he prays he looks around to the right and left. Teach him, my brother. And then he did not learn, I mean, I entered three schools, I mean, what is it called, he did not benefit from them, not even a letter.

The presenter:
Okay, thank you, thank you.

The Shaykh:
Teach him, you, my brother, teach him, this is your responsibility, teach him, and if Allah wills, things will become easy. Yes.