That he is a young man of twenty-eight years old and married, and he praises Allah for that, saying
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The questioner : His second question: The listener, S. S. al-Zahrani, says that he is a young man of twenty-eight years old and married, and he praises Allah for that, saying: My wife has been giving birth for approximately three years, and she gives birth in the blessed month of Ramadan. As you know, a menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding are not required to fast in that month, and she does not have the ability to make up the fasts in the months following it. So what should we do? Is it valid for us to fast on her behalf? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Yes. Fasting on her behalf is not valid, because fasting is a physical act of worship, and physical acts of worship cannot be performed by one person on behalf of another, except if the person for whom it is due has died, and it is of the type that is made up, then it is made up for them. If it is of the type that is not made up, then it is not made up for them.
An example of what is made up: if a person dies and has fasts remaining, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1147 Likewise, in the case of Hajj, a woman asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about her mother, who had vowed to perform Hajj but did not do so until she died, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted her to perform Hajj on her mother's behalf.
As for what is not made up, such as prayer, it is not made up for the deceased. So if a person dies and has prayers he did not perform, they are not made up for him, nor is charity given on his behalf because of his leaving off these prayers.
On this occasion, I would like to clarify an issue that many people overlook. Some sick people, when they reach a state of exhaustion and fatigue, leave off prayer, saying, "I will wait until I feel better, then I will perform ablution and pray standing," or something similar. This is forbidden for them. It is obligatory for the sick person to pray in whatever state he is in. He performs ablution; if he cannot, he performs dry ablution with clean earth; if he has nothing with which to perform dry ablution, he prays even without it. He prays standing; if he cannot, he prays sitting; if he cannot, he prays on his side. He prays with his clothes and place purified; if he cannot, he prays even if his clothes or place are ritually impure.
The important point is that it is not permissible to delay prayer for any reason. Yes, if it is assumed that the sick person is unconscious due to the severity of his illness and remains so for two or three days without awareness, then he recovers, he is not required to make up the prayers, and it is not possible for him to pray while unconscious because he has no mind. However, if he is conscious, it is not permissible for him to delay prayer because of his inability to fulfill one of its conditions or pillars. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes. Fasting on her behalf is not valid, because fasting is a physical act of worship, and physical acts of worship cannot be performed by one person on behalf of another, except if the person for whom it is due has died, and it is of the type that is made up, then it is made up for them. If it is of the type that is not made up, then it is not made up for them.
An example of what is made up: if a person dies and has fasts remaining, 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 وليهAs for what is not made up, such as prayer, it is not made up for the deceased. So if a person dies and has prayers he did not perform, they are not made up for him, nor is charity given on his behalf because of his leaving off these prayers.
On this occasion, I would like to clarify an issue that many people overlook. Some sick people, when they reach a state of exhaustion and fatigue, leave off prayer, saying, "I will wait until I feel better, then I will perform ablution and pray standing," or something similar. This is forbidden for them. It is obligatory for the sick person to pray in whatever state he is in. He performs ablution; if he cannot, he performs dry ablution with clean earth; if he has nothing with which to perform dry ablution, he prays even without it. He prays standing; if he cannot, he prays sitting; if he cannot, he prays on his side. He prays with his clothes and place purified; if he cannot, he prays even if his clothes or place are ritually impure.
The important point is that it is not permissible to delay prayer for any reason. Yes, if it is assumed that the sick person is unconscious due to the severity of his illness and remains so for two or three days without awareness, then he recovers, he is not required to make up the prayers, and it is not possible for him to pray while unconscious because he has no mind. However, if he is conscious, it is not permissible for him to delay prayer because of his inability to fulfill one of its conditions or pillars. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.