Making up the prayer on behalf of the deceased
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this sister, the questioner Umm Abdullah, says: My father passed away, and he was in a coma before his death, and he did not pray some of the prayers. So, is this prayer made up on behalf of the deceased?
Answer:
The prayer is not made up on behalf of the deceased, because the prayer is a physical act in which representation is not permitted. However, if he abandoned it out of negligence, his case is left to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), who will hold him accountable. But if he abandoned it without intent, as the questioner mentioned that he was in a coma, then there is no blame on him, and he is not held accountable because reason is absent during a coma. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this sister, the questioner Umm Abdullah, says: My father passed away, and he was in a coma before his death, and he did not pray some of the prayers. So, is this prayer made up on behalf of the deceased?
Answer:
The prayer is not made up on behalf of the deceased, because the prayer is a physical act in which representation is not permitted. However, if he abandoned it out of negligence, his case is left to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), who will hold him accountable. But if he abandoned it without intent, as the questioner mentioned that he was in a coma, then there is no blame on him, and he is not held accountable because reason is absent during a coma. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/298 — archive.org (7:55)
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