A disabled girl who cannot move: Is fasting and prayer obligatory upon her?

The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace. We have a girl who is fifteen years old, and this girl is disabled, disabled such that she cannot sit or... between the markers.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, Shaykh, she is disabled. Yes.

The questioner : She is disabled, and she is fifteen years old, and she is always on her back, and she does not understand speech or anything, meaning she has this condition, but I want to ask about fasting and prayer regarding her: if she reaches fifteen, she must fast.

The Shaykh : He says, Shaykh, that she is disabled, does not eat, and is always on her back, and is fed with a spoon, Shaykh. Yes, the important thing is: may Allah bless you. Have her fast, unless fasting affects her. If she does not fast, feed a poor person on her behalf for each day.

The questioner : Good, may Allah keep her safe.

The Shaykh : And regarding prayer, Shaykh. Now.

The questioner : She has reached it.

The Shaykh : As for prayer, if it is possible to perform wudu for her, have her perform wudu, and if it is not possible...

The questioner : No, on... I am not hearing you well. Good, tell him: if the prayer is not with wudu, she cannot perform wudu.

The Shaykh : She cannot perform wudu, or you cannot make her perform wudu.

The questioner : No, it is very difficult for her, and she is on her back.

The Shaykh : Yes, then have her perform tayammum, so wipe with your hands on the earth.

The questioner : Yes, she does not know it and does not speak.

The Shaykh : She remains.

The questioner : Speaking, Shaykh, she does not know at all, she does not speak, she does not speak with the name or anything.

The Shaykh : She does not speak?

The questioner : She does not speak, not even with the name.

The Shaykh : And she does not know the prayer.

The questioner : No, you know that she hears the adhan, she hears it, but she does not know how to say Allahu Akbar, nor does she know how to glorify Allah, nor... I am hearing a little from her tongue.

The Shaykh : Her tongue is heavy, Shaykh, she cannot speak like that. If she is unable to speak at all, then she intends in her heart and recites with her heart. Yes.

The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslims. May Allah keep you in goodness.

The Shaykh : O brothers and sisters, we were with us via telephone the Honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih ibn Adam, a professor at the College of Sharia and Principles of Religion in Qassim, and the preacher and imam of the Grand Mosque in the city of Unaizah. May Allah do good to the Shaykh, and may Allah thank him and reward him.