The Lifting of Religious Obligations from an Elderly Woman Who Has Lost Her Mind
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Question:
May Allah reward you. One of the sisters, Umm Thamir, says that her mother is old and does not realize what is happening around her. Are the religious obligations lifted from her? And should the blessed month of Ramadan, which she has not fasted until now, be fasted on her behalf?
Answer:
If she has reached the point where she has no thought and does not understand anything on a permanent basis, then fasting is not required of her, nor is prayer. The obligations are lifted from her because she has no awareness, no intellect, and no understanding, so they are lifted from her, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you. One of the sisters, Umm Thamir, says that her mother is old and does not realize what is happening around her. Are the religious obligations lifted from her? And should the blessed month of Ramadan, which she has not fasted until now, be fasted on her behalf?
Answer:
If she has reached the point where she has no thought and does not understand anything on a permanent basis, then fasting is not required of her, nor is prayer. The obligations are lifted from her because she has no awareness, no intellect, and no understanding, so they are lifted from her, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (166) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-07-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (30:29)
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