The ruling on fasting on behalf of a woman who is of unsound mind and has no memory
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Question:
This woman added to her question by saying: A questioner hopes that her question will not be neglected because of its importance to her. She says to me: My mother spent the two years before her death not knowing anyone, not even her children, and she did not perform the prayer or fasting properly. My question is: What is obligatory for me regarding her in terms of fasting? Is it obligatory to feed people or to fast? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
She owes nothing, as long as she has no thought or memory. She left fasting because she has no thought or intellect. She left the prayer. She is not accountable; she owes nothing. However, it is prescribed for you to make du'a' for her, seek forgiveness for her, and give charity on her behalf, as a form of dutifulness and excellence. Yes.
This woman added to her question by saying: A questioner hopes that her question will not be neglected because of its importance to her. She says to me: My mother spent the two years before her death not knowing anyone, not even her children, and she did not perform the prayer or fasting properly. My question is: What is obligatory for me regarding her in terms of fasting? Is it obligatory to feed people or to fast? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
She owes nothing, as long as she has no thought or memory. She left fasting because she has no thought or intellect. She left the prayer. She is not accountable; she owes nothing. However, it is prescribed for you to make du'a' for her, seek forgiveness for her, and give charity on her behalf, as a form of dutifulness and excellence. Yes.
Source
الفوزان - لقاء مفتوح - الجديد في الإرهاب — archive.org (59:41)
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