Is it obligatory for one who was unconscious for three days to make up the prayers he missed when he wakes up?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Shaykh, I have three questions, may I ask them to you?
The Shaykh : One question only.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, a man was rendered unconscious for three days; does he have to make up any of the prayers?
The Shaykh : He was rendered unconscious for three days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Where did that go?
The questioner : I mean, under anesthesia and such, these things.
The Shaykh : Is this interpretation correct? Unconsciousness is one thing, and induced unconsciousness is another.
The questioner : It is one thing.
The Shaykh: Something else.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So when you ask your question, one was unconscious for three days, and then you say, I mean, under anesthesia, this is one question that does not seek the truth. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Excuse me, forgive me, O Shaykh, I mean...
The Shaykh : I am not the one who forgives you; I want your Lord to forgive you. I want to forgive you. You are asking a legal question. When you say "unconscious," it has a ruling. When you say "anesthesia," it has a ruling. When you say... and so on, everything, the issue differs. So what exactly is your question? And fear Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ask, and fear Allah.
The questioner : If Allah wills, he was unconscious.
The Shaykh : How long was he unconscious?
The questioner : Two days, for example, just me.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you. How does one become unconscious for two days? May Allah...
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Shaykh, I have three questions, may I ask them to you?
The Shaykh : One question only.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, a man was rendered unconscious for three days; does he have to make up any of the prayers?
The Shaykh : He was rendered unconscious for three days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Where did that go?
The questioner : I mean, under anesthesia and such, these things.
The Shaykh : Is this interpretation correct? Unconsciousness is one thing, and induced unconsciousness is another.
The questioner : It is one thing.
The Shaykh: Something else.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So when you ask your question, one was unconscious for three days, and then you say, I mean, under anesthesia, this is one question that does not seek the truth. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Excuse me, forgive me, O Shaykh, I mean...
The Shaykh : I am not the one who forgives you; I want your Lord to forgive you. I want to forgive you. You are asking a legal question. When you say "unconscious," it has a ruling. When you say "anesthesia," it has a ruling. When you say... and so on, everything, the issue differs. So what exactly is your question? And fear Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ask, and fear Allah.
The questioner : If Allah wills, he was unconscious.
The Shaykh : How long was he unconscious?
The questioner : Two days, for example, just me.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you. How does one become unconscious for two days? May Allah...
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