The ruling on praying for an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer's
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Question:
Abu Fahd from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah says: My mother is seventy-five years old. She is in her bed; sometimes she is conscious and talks to us, but on some days she is in a state of unconsciousness. Honorable Shaykh, she instructed us to remind her of the prayer, so we remind her, but she does not pray.
Answer:
If her thinking and intellect are gone, there is no blame on her, and the prayer is not obligatory for her. However, if she sometimes experiences a lapse in attention, remind her of the prayer and help her with it.
Abu Fahd from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah says: My mother is seventy-five years old. She is in her bed; sometimes she is conscious and talks to us, but on some days she is in a state of unconsciousness. Honorable Shaykh, she instructed us to remind her of the prayer, so we remind her, but she does not pray.
Answer:
If her thinking and intellect are gone, there is no blame on her, and the prayer is not obligatory for her. However, if she sometimes experiences a lapse in attention, remind her of the prayer and help her with it.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/116 — archive.org (12:14)
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