Ruling on making up the fast of one who became insane or lost consciousness
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If a person becomes insane or loses consciousness during Ramadan, does he have to make up the fast or not?The Shaykh: Does this apply if it happens during the day or for the entire month?The questioner: Two or three days.
As for the insane person, he does not have to make up the fast, by consensus; because the pen is lifted from him. As for the unconscious person, there is a difference of opinion.And the correct view is: That he is not obligated to make up the fast.And it is not valid to analogize him to the sleeping person for two reasons: The first view: That the sleeping person’s fast is valid, even if he sleeps for three days.
The second aspect: That the sleeping person wakes up when he is woken, whereas the unconscious person does not wake up; so he has lost his mind and does not have to make up the fast.
The questioner: And if the insane person regains his sanity, what does he do?The Shaykh: And if he regains his sanity, he fasts the rest of the month and does not make up what he missed.
As for the insane person, he does not have to make up the fast, by consensus; because the pen is lifted from him. As for the unconscious person, there is a difference of opinion.And the correct view is: That he is not obligated to make up the fast.And it is not valid to analogize him to the sleeping person for two reasons: The first view: That the sleeping person’s fast is valid, even if he sleeps for three days.
The second aspect: That the sleeping person wakes up when he is woken, whereas the unconscious person does not wake up; so he has lost his mind and does not have to make up the fast.
The questioner: And if the insane person regains his sanity, what does he do?The Shaykh: And if he regains his sanity, he fasts the rest of the month and does not make up what he missed.