Making up the prayer for one who is afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder and leaves it off
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The questioner:
The questioner says: My brother was afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he remained for days without praying.
The Shaykh:
The obsessive-compulsive disorder is entirely compulsive; there is no distinction between compulsive and non-compulsive obsessive-compulsive disorder—it is all compulsive, yes.
The questioner:
He says: So he remained for days without praying. Does he have to make up the prayers after his recovery, or does he not have to make them up?
The Shaykh:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for him to make them up. If Allah restores his health and the obsessive-compulsive disorder leaves him, he must make up the prayers he left off, yes.
The questioner says: My brother was afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he remained for days without praying.
The Shaykh:
The obsessive-compulsive disorder is entirely compulsive; there is no distinction between compulsive and non-compulsive obsessive-compulsive disorder—it is all compulsive, yes.
The questioner:
He says: So he remained for days without praying. Does he have to make up the prayers after his recovery, or does he not have to make them up?
The Shaykh:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for him to make them up. If Allah restores his health and the obsessive-compulsive disorder leaves him, he must make up the prayers he left off, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب ما جاء أن بعض هذه الأمة يعبد الأوثان — islamhouse.com (49:49)
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