Making up the prayer and fasting for a deceased sick person
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Question:
Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. I have a brother who is seventy years old. He suffered from a mental condition and was bedridden, unable to perform the obligatory prayers. He has passed away, and he was unable to fast the years he was afflicted with his condition. Do his children owe an expiation or anything else?
Answer:
As for the prayer, its matter ended with his death, and no one prays on behalf of another. However, he erred in not praying according to his condition. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the sick person prays. If he cannot do so, he prays lying on his back, with his feet facing the qiblah. He prays according to his condition, performing whatever pillars and obligations of the prayer he is able to do.
But he abandoned the prayer while his mind and intellect were present. This is an error. However, since he was ignorant, we hope that Allah will forgive him and pardon him. As for the fasting, if you fast on his behalf, you have done well, because proxy is permitted in fasting. It is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 1147. Proxy is included in this hadith.
Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. I have a brother who is seventy years old. He suffered from a mental condition and was bedridden, unable to perform the obligatory prayers. He has passed away, and he was unable to fast the years he was afflicted with his condition. Do his children owe an expiation or anything else?
Answer:
As for the prayer, its matter ended with his death, and no one prays on behalf of another. However, he erred in not praying according to his condition. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the sick person prays
Standing, and if he cannot, then sitting, and if he cannot, then on his side
قائما فإن لم يستطع فقاعدا، فإن لم يستطع فعلى جنبBut he abandoned the prayer while his mind and intellect were present. This is an error. However, since he was ignorant, we hope that Allah will forgive him and pardon him. As for the fasting, if you fast on his behalf, you have done well, because proxy is permitted in fasting. It is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone dies in a state (that he had to complete) some fasts, his heir must fast on his behalf.
من مات وعليه صيام صام عنه وليه
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب الاستخفاف بأهل الفضل — islamhouse.com (1:06:42)
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