What is the ruling on one who was unconscious for a month? Does he have to make up the prayers?
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The questioner : He was unconscious for a month.
The Shaykh : He was unconscious for a month.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, and this is a real case.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, and the question is whether he has to make them up or not.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : He does not make them up. It is obligatory to make them up.
The questioner : He makes them up. It is obligatory to make them up.
The Shaykh : He makes them up. It is obligatory to make them up, because his ruling is like that of a sleeping person.
The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, does he make them up once, or...
The Shaykh : That is the original rule, but because of the large number of these prayers...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : it becomes a hardship for him to make them up once, but within the limits of the rule:[At-Taghabun 64:16]
The Shaykh : He was unconscious for a month.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, and this is a real case.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, and the question is whether he has to make them up or not.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : He does not make them up. It is obligatory to make them up.
The questioner : He makes them up. It is obligatory to make them up.
The Shaykh : He makes them up. It is obligatory to make them up, because his ruling is like that of a sleeping person.
The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, does he make them up once, or...
The Shaykh : That is the original rule, but because of the large number of these prayers...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : it becomes a hardship for him to make them up once, but within the limits of the rule:
fear Allah as much as you are able
اتقوا الله ما استطعتم
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