What is the ruling on making up the prayer for one whose mind has been impaired for several days?
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Question:
A woman was suddenly struck by high blood pressure, and her blood sugar also rose. She remained in the hospital for about three days, unconscious. She then left the hospital, but she still could not perform the missed prayers until ten days had passed. She now wants to make up what she missed, but she does not know how to perform the prayer properly, so her children must guide her during the prayer by telling her when it is time to bow and prostrate. Also, while in prayer, she does not know how many units she has prayed. So, is she required to make up the prayers she missed in this state, or not?
Answer:
As long as her mind is impaired, she owes nothing. If her mind was impaired for three days, no, the correct view is that within the limit of three days, it is considered fainting. Some scholars said: within the limit of one day and night only. If it exceeds that, its ruling becomes the ruling of a madman. As for three days, the safest course is to make them up, as it is narrated that 'Ammar fainted for three days and made up the prayers (peace and blessings be upon him). As for this woman, if her mind returned to her after the three days, she makes up the three days. But if she continued for ten days and did not know how to perform the prayer, she owes no making up of the prayers.
Q: But the fact that when she finishes the prayer she does not know how much she prayed, and she does not know anything?
A: This means that her mind has not returned to her; she is still in her faint.
A woman was suddenly struck by high blood pressure, and her blood sugar also rose. She remained in the hospital for about three days, unconscious. She then left the hospital, but she still could not perform the missed prayers until ten days had passed. She now wants to make up what she missed, but she does not know how to perform the prayer properly, so her children must guide her during the prayer by telling her when it is time to bow and prostrate. Also, while in prayer, she does not know how many units she has prayed. So, is she required to make up the prayers she missed in this state, or not?
Answer:
As long as her mind is impaired, she owes nothing. If her mind was impaired for three days, no, the correct view is that within the limit of three days, it is considered fainting. Some scholars said: within the limit of one day and night only. If it exceeds that, its ruling becomes the ruling of a madman. As for three days, the safest course is to make them up, as it is narrated that 'Ammar fainted for three days and made up the prayers (peace and blessings be upon him). As for this woman, if her mind returned to her after the three days, she makes up the three days. But if she continued for ten days and did not know how to perform the prayer, she owes no making up of the prayers.
Q: But the fact that when she finishes the prayer she does not know how much she prayed, and she does not know anything?
A: This means that her mind has not returned to her; she is still in her faint.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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