What is the ruling on one who abandons prayer due to a mental illness that deprives him of concentration?
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Question:
Shaykh, if a person is afflicted with a mental illness that prevents him from control and discernment, is it obligatory for him to make up the prayer after recovery?
Answer:
If this is a minor condition that does not persist with him and the duration is short, he makes it up when it leaves him. But if it lasts a long time, he starts the prayer anew in the future, and he owes no making up of what passed while he was in a state of mental confusion and lack of awareness. Yes.
Shaykh, if a person is afflicted with a mental illness that prevents him from control and discernment, is it obligatory for him to make up the prayer after recovery?
Answer:
If this is a minor condition that does not persist with him and the duration is short, he makes it up when it leaves him. But if it lasts a long time, he starts the prayer anew in the future, and he owes no making up of what passed while he was in a state of mental confusion and lack of awareness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5354] ما حكم من ترك الصلاة بسبب مرض نفسي أفقده التركيز؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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