The Legal Responsibility of the Deaf and the Mute

Question:
The deaf and mute, O Shaykh, he asks: Is he obligated like the other Muslims?

Answer:
If he is of sound mind, he is obligated. Obligation is not tied to hearing and sight, but rather to intellect. If he is of sound mind, he is obligated. The obligatory acts are required of him, and he must leave off the forbidden things. He receives this through sign language. He receives this through sign language and by following the believers and being with the believers. He prays with them and worships Allah with them. Yes. And the common case is that this person is sharper than the one who hears and sees, sharper than the one who hears and sees, because Allah compensates him and gives him what enables him to understand matters. He becomes more astute than the people of hearing and sight. And today, praise be to Allah, education for the deaf has been found, education for the mute has been found, educational institutions have been found, and people have been found who understand the sign language that conveys the meaning, praise be to Allah, matters are made easy. Yes.