The ruling on fasting for an elderly person who has lost consciousness
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Question:
The questioner says: If an elderly person has lost consciousness and does not know what is happening, what is required of him?
Answer:
If the elderly person has lost consciousness, he owes nothing, because the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and the like of the insane person who has lost his mind is like the insane person who has no mind.
The questioner says: If an elderly person has lost consciousness and does not know what is happening, what is required of him?
Answer:
If the elderly person has lost consciousness, he owes nothing, because the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The pen is lifted from three, and among them is the insane person until he regains his senses,
رفع القلم عن ثلاثة، وذكر منهم المجنون حتى يفيق،
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الصيام - 2 — islamhouse.com (39:04)
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