The ruling on fasting for an elderly woman who has lost her mind
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Question:
He says: My mother is old in age; sometimes she suffers from memory loss. Is it obligatory for her to fast?
Answer:
If she does not retain the state of fasting or comprehend it, then fasting is not obligatory upon her, but she must feed people on her behalf. For those who are able to fast but are unable to do so, the expiation is feeding a poor person. So, if a Muslim is unable to fast while his mind is intact, but he is physically unable to fast, he feeds a poor person for each day. That is a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is one and a half kilograms, for each day. One and a half kilograms for each day, making forty-five kilograms for the entire month.
He says: My mother is old in age; sometimes she suffers from memory loss. Is it obligatory for her to fast?
Answer:
If she does not retain the state of fasting or comprehend it, then fasting is not obligatory upon her, but she must feed people on her behalf. For those who are able to fast but are unable to do so, the expiation is feeding a poor person. So, if a Muslim is unable to fast while his mind is intact, but he is physically unable to fast, he feeds a poor person for each day. That is a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is one and a half kilograms, for each day. One and a half kilograms for each day, making forty-five kilograms for the entire month.
Source
لقاء الجمعة الطائف 02-11-1440 — alfawzan.live (7:27)
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