Are the mute and the intellectually disabled obligated or not?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the deaf, the mute, and the intellectually disabled, are they obligated in the same way as other Muslims in matters of Islamic law?
Answer:
Every person of sound mind is obligated to perform the obligatory acts and avoid the forbidden ones, even if he does not hear or does not speak. Allah grants them understanding in this matter and compensates them, Glorified and Exalted is He, with a sense and perception that may be better than that of the seeing and the hearing. So they should fear Allah, perform the obligatory acts, avoid the forbidden ones, and follow the example of the Muslims. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the deaf, the mute, and the intellectually disabled, are they obligated in the same way as other Muslims in matters of Islamic law?
Answer:
Every person of sound mind is obligated to perform the obligatory acts and avoid the forbidden ones, even if he does not hear or does not speak. Allah grants them understanding in this matter and compensates them, Glorified and Exalted is He, with a sense and perception that may be better than that of the seeing and the hearing. So they should fear Allah, perform the obligatory acts, avoid the forbidden ones, and follow the example of the Muslims. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2597 - هل الأبكم والأبله مكلفون أم لا - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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