The ruling on making up missed prayers for a patient in a coma
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The questioner:
A man is in a coma in the hospital. Does he owe an expiation, or is there an impediment?
The Shaykh:
He owes nothing. If he regains consciousness, he starts over. If he regains consciousness, he starts the prayer over again.
The questioner:
His family, for example, do not feed anyone on her behalf.
The Shaykh:
No, he owes nothing. It is called insanity, and they are dead.
The questioner:
Until he regains consciousness.
The Shaykh:
Unless it is a short period, if it is one, two, or three days, and he regains consciousness, he makes them up like a sleeper. This is the correct view. But if it is more than three days, like the one who is... like the one who is... he owes no making up.
The questioner:
Until he leaves the hospital, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Until he recovers, until he is healed.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
A man is in a coma in the hospital. Does he owe an expiation, or is there an impediment?
The Shaykh:
He owes nothing. If he regains consciousness, he starts over. If he regains consciousness, he starts the prayer over again.
The questioner:
His family, for example, do not feed anyone on her behalf.
The Shaykh:
No, he owes nothing. It is called insanity, and they are dead.
The questioner:
Until he regains consciousness.
The Shaykh:
Unless it is a short period, if it is one, two, or three days, and he regains consciousness, he makes them up like a sleeper. This is the correct view. But if it is more than three days, like the one who is... like the one who is... he owes no making up.
The questioner:
Until he leaves the hospital, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Until he recovers, until he is healed.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، كتاب الحج : الأحاديث : [ 1274 - 1276 ] — islamhouse.com (7:15)
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