A man was afflicted by a jinn and lost his mind, then Ramadan came and he did not fast, and then he recovered. Is he required to make up the fast?

The questioner : May Allah preserve you. This man, I mean, was afflicted with a jinn illness and did not fast Ramadan at the beginning of the year. Then this Ramadan came upon him and he did not fast. What is his ruling?

The Shaykh : Is he of unsound mind?

The questioner : He was of unsound mind in the Ramadan before this, until this jinn illness appeared.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : But he recovered. He recovered, but he did not make up the fast.

The Shaykh : He did not make up the fast.

The questioner : He did not make up the fast.

The Shaykh : But he fasted...

The questioner : This Ramadan came upon him and he did not make up the fast, and I heard these days that he is being asked about it.

The Shaykh : The question now is: Did he fast this year's Ramadan or not?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. As for the one before this year, as long as he did not have his mind, fasting is not required of him.

The questioner : And no expiation or anything?

The Shaykh : And nothing at all.