If a person falls into a coma, is he required to make up the missed prayers?

The questioner : Shaykh, the woman on the line with us says: If a person falls into a coma for several days, is he excused from prayer, or does he pray? If a person falls into a coma for several days and leaves off the prayer during that time, does he make up the prayers he left off while in his coma?

The Shaykh : He does not make up the prayer. That is, if a person falls into a coma due to illness, an accident, or something else, he is not required to make up the prayer, unless it was caused by his own action, such as anesthesia. If he is given anesthesia and loses his mind, it is obligatory for him to make up the prayer once he regains consciousness. As for what is not due to his own action, no prayer is required of him, whether the period is long or short. May Allah reward you.