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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Prayer of an Elderly Person Who Does Not Understand What He Says

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Question:
This man asks, may Allah preserve you: Regarding an elderly person who does not understand what he says, has he prayed or not? How should we deal with him?

Answer:
If he does not understand what he says, then prayer is not obligatory upon him, because he does not have reason or comprehension. Yes.
Source قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 19-11-1434هـ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (50:04)

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