Is prayer obligatory on one whose mind is affected by old age?
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Question:
The questioner, Huda from Dammam, says: My grandmother is eighty-five years old. She prays, but without ritual purity. She adds to the units of prayer or subtracts from them, and she prays while sitting because her affairs have become confused. Before this, she used to pray a valid prayer and perform a valid ablution. Is there any blame on us regarding this?
Answer:
There is nothing on you, praise be to Allah. Her perception may become confused, and there is nothing on her. She owes no prayer and no fasting. This woman’s actions make it clear that her perception has become confused, and the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from her. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner, Huda from Dammam, says: My grandmother is eighty-five years old. She prays, but without ritual purity. She adds to the units of prayer or subtracts from them, and she prays while sitting because her affairs have become confused. Before this, she used to pray a valid prayer and perform a valid ablution. Is there any blame on us regarding this?
Answer:
There is nothing on you, praise be to Allah. Her perception may become confused, and there is nothing on her. She owes no prayer and no fasting. This woman’s actions make it clear that her perception has become confused, and the obligation of religious duties has been lifted from her. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
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