The Ruling on the Fasting of One Who Is Unconscious or Under Anesthesia

Question:
And is the case of one who loses his mind due to fainting or a surgical procedure the same as the previous answer, Honorable Shaykh?

Answer:
No. The one whose fainting and anesthesia pass and whose mind returns to him does not take the ruling of the very old person or the chronically ill patient. This person makes up the fast for the period of unconsciousness if it was brief and then passed during the day; in that case, he completes his fast and there is no blame on him. However, if the unconsciousness continued from the beginning of the day to its end and he did not regain consciousness for any part of it, he must make up that day, because the day passed over him and he did not intend to fast, since the unconscious person has no intention. The same applies to anesthesia: if it continued from the dawn until the sunset and he did not regain consciousness from it, he must make up that day. But if he fasted and then was given a brief anesthesia that passed, or a local anesthesia, this does not harm his fast. Yes.