The Ruling on Praying and Fasting on Behalf of an Elderly Person Who Has Lost His Consciousness
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Question:
We have an elderly patient who does not pray, does not fast, and is not always aware of himself. Should we pray on his behalf or not? And should his wife fast on his behalf or not?
Answer:
He owes nothing, as long as he is not aware, for the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from him, and praise be to Allah. He is like the unconscious, the insane, and the elderly. The elderly person who has lost his consciousness owes no prayer and no fast, and no one prays on his behalf, nor does anyone fast on his behalf, neither his wife nor anyone else; because the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from him. We ask Allah for a good ending for everyone.
We have an elderly patient who does not pray, does not fast, and is not always aware of himself. Should we pray on his behalf or not? And should his wife fast on his behalf or not?
Answer:
He owes nothing, as long as he is not aware, for the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from him, and praise be to Allah. He is like the unconscious, the insane, and the elderly. The elderly person who has lost his consciousness owes no prayer and no fast, and no one prays on his behalf, nor does anyone fast on his behalf, neither his wife nor anyone else; because the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from him. We ask Allah for a good ending for everyone.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 452 BazKaberSanRam — youtube.com
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