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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the fasting of a person in a coma and its expiation

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Question:
He says: Shaykh, a woman suffered a stroke in her brain and has been in a coma for three years. The children want to fast on her behalf. Honorable Shaykh, does she owe an expiation?

Answer:
She owes nothing as long as she does not have her mind. She owes no fasting for three years. Yes.
Source صيام فاقد العقل مدة طويلة. — af.org.sa

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