Does illness fall under the category of forgetfulness and compulsion regarding prohibited matters?
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The questioner : We defined the excused person by ignorance, forgetfulness, and compulsion...?
The Shaykh : Yes, and sleep is like it.
The questioner : And illness?
The Shaykh : Illness falls under the second category, which is need. That is why we said it is necessary to define the excused person by this, because the person with an illness acts... madness is like people or worse, for he has no intellect.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, you define it so that no one says, "If you say an excuse exists, then one who does it intentionally for an excuse is included." Because if one does it intentionally for his excuse, the sin is dropped from him, but the expiation becomes obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : Yes, and sleep is like it.
The questioner : And illness?
The Shaykh : Illness falls under the second category, which is need. That is why we said it is necessary to define the excused person by this, because the person with an illness acts... madness is like people or worse, for he has no intellect.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, you define it so that no one says, "If you say an excuse exists, then one who does it intentionally for an excuse is included." Because if one does it intentionally for his excuse, the sin is dropped from him, but the expiation becomes obligatory upon him.