The ruling on praying for a sick person who is unable to perform the prayer
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The questioner:
Abdullah from Riyadh, please, Abdullah. Peace be upon you. Turn the television down a little, Abdullah, turn the television down because there is an echo between us and you. Shaykh. Hello, how are you, Shaykh? I hope you are well?
The Shaykh:
I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you, O long-lived one. My father is sick; he has had a stroke for ten years, and he is unable to pray. His mind is sound, praise be to Allah, his memory and everything else is fine, but every time we tell him to pray, he says he cannot.
The Shaykh:
If he is unable, then prayer is not obligatory upon him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our honorable Shaykh, Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, for your generosity in answering the brothers and sisters in this pleasant and blessed meeting. We have benefited from these valuable fatwas based on the Book and the Sunnah, and from these directives and advice. May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslim community, and may He raise your mention in both worlds.
Abdullah from Riyadh, please, Abdullah. Peace be upon you. Turn the television down a little, Abdullah, turn the television down because there is an echo between us and you. Shaykh. Hello, how are you, Shaykh? I hope you are well?
The Shaykh:
I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you, O long-lived one. My father is sick; he has had a stroke for ten years, and he is unable to pray. His mind is sound, praise be to Allah, his memory and everything else is fine, but every time we tell him to pray, he says he cannot.
The Shaykh:
If he is unable, then prayer is not obligatory upon him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our honorable Shaykh, Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, for your generosity in answering the brothers and sisters in this pleasant and blessed meeting. We have benefited from these valuable fatwas based on the Book and the Sunnah, and from these directives and advice. May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslim community, and may He raise your mention in both worlds.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (116) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-05-08] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (34:41)
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