One who abandoned the prayer, then became insane in the last part of his life and died insane: Will Allah hold him accountable for abandoning the prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The one who became insane, and was of sound mind before, but was abandoning the prayer, does his disbelief remain on his account for what he did before his insanity?
Answer:
As previously mentioned to you, the disbeliever who used to disbelieve in Allah while he was of sound mind, and then insanity struck him, his disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), and sins that were before the insanity are not expiated for him, so this is not considered among the causes of disbelief for him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The one who became insane, and was of sound mind before, but was abandoning the prayer, does his disbelief remain on his account for what he did before his insanity?
Answer:
As previously mentioned to you, the disbeliever who used to disbelieve in Allah while he was of sound mind, and then insanity struck him, his disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), and sins that were before the insanity are not expiated for him, so this is not considered among the causes of disbelief for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [200 -858] من كان تاركا للصلاة ثم جن في آخر عمره ومات مجنونا، هل يحاسبه الله على ترك الصلاة؟ — youtube.com
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