The Ruling on Fasting for Those Afflicted with Epilepsy
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What does Shaykh Abdulaziz say about people with epilepsy?
Answer: If they fast and are struck by epilepsy during the day, it is like sleep; it does not harm them, and their fast is valid. However, if they lose their minds and remain in that state for a full day, they are like other insane people: they do not fast, they owe nothing, and they do not have to make up the fast. If a person becomes insane or is struck by epilepsy at the end of the night and does not regain consciousness until the next night, he does not have to fast. This is unlike fainting, which is like sleep. Yes.
Answer: If they fast and are struck by epilepsy during the day, it is like sleep; it does not harm them, and their fast is valid. However, if they lose their minds and remain in that state for a full day, they are like other insane people: they do not fast, they owe nothing, and they do not have to make up the fast. If a person becomes insane or is struck by epilepsy at the end of the night and does not regain consciousness until the next night, he does not have to fast. This is unlike fainting, which is like sleep. Yes.
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