Is the legal responsibility of the mute and the intellectually disabled the same as that of other people?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says to me: My relatives include the mute, the deaf, and the intellectually disabled. Are they subject to the same religious obligations as ordinary people?
Answer:
Obligations are according to the level of understanding, according to the level of mental capacity. One who has no intellect is not subject to obligations. The pen is lifted from three: the child until he reaches puberty, the insane person until he regains his sanity, and the child until he reaches puberty, the child until he reaches puberty, and the insane person. These people are not subject to obligations at all if they have no intellect whatsoever. If they have some understanding or regain their sanity at times, they perform the obligatory acts when their excuse is removed. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says to me: My relatives include the mute, the deaf, and the intellectually disabled. Are they subject to the same religious obligations as ordinary people?
Answer:
Obligations are according to the level of understanding, according to the level of mental capacity. One who has no intellect is not subject to obligations. The pen is lifted from three: the child until he reaches puberty, the insane person until he regains his sanity, and the child until he reaches puberty, the child until he reaches puberty, and the insane person. These people are not subject to obligations at all if they have no intellect whatsoever. If they have some understanding or regain their sanity at times, they perform the obligatory acts when their excuse is removed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7446- هل تكليف الأبكم والأبله مثل غيرهم من الناس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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