A patient entered Ramadan in a coma as a result of a car accident and did not regain consciousness until the twenty-second day; what is obligatory for him regarding fasting?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : A patient entered the month of Ramadan in a coma as a result of a car accident and did not regain consciousness until the twenty-second day; what is obligatory for him regarding fasting and prayer? And another person fasted at the beginning of Ramadan, but on the fifth day he was involved in an accident and fell into a coma for two weeks; what is obligatory for him regarding prayer and fasting?
The Shaykh : As for prayer, it is not obligatory for either of them, according to the stronger position, because the loss of reason due to fainting, whether from illness or otherwise, removes the obligation of prayer. Therefore, he is not required to make up the missed prayers.
As for fasting, he must make up the days he did not fast while in a coma. The difference between prayer and fasting is that prayer is repeated; if he does not make up what he missed, he will pray the next day. But fasting is not repeated. This is why a menstruating woman makes up the fast but does not make up the prayer. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for prayer, it is not obligatory for either of them, according to the stronger position, because the loss of reason due to fainting, whether from illness or otherwise, removes the obligation of prayer. Therefore, he is not required to make up the missed prayers.
As for fasting, he must make up the days he did not fast while in a coma. The difference between prayer and fasting is that prayer is repeated; if he does not make up what he missed, he will pray the next day. But fasting is not repeated. This is why a menstruating woman makes up the fast but does not make up the prayer. Yes.