The ruling on one who falls into a coma during the month of Ramadan
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Question:
An accident happened to me, and the month of Ramadan passed while I was in a comatose state. I ask you, may Allah reward you, to inform me of the ruling on fasting Ramadan for me, and on prayer while in a coma?
Answer:
If your mind was gone before Ramadan, and the loss of mind continued until Ramadan ended, then you owe nothing; there is no prayer and no fasting, provided you were in a state of legal accountability... If your mind was gone for the entire month of Ramadan, there is no prayer and no fasting. If you fast, you make it up as a precaution, as some scholars have said, and that is good, but it is not obligatory for you, neither prayer nor fasting.
As for if the coma is short, one or two days, this is like sleep; you make up what you missed of prayer and fasting after you regain consciousness, if the coma is short, three days or less, just as some of the Companions made up, such as 'Ammar and others. But if the matter lasts longer, this is closer to insanity, so you owe nothing.
An accident happened to me, and the month of Ramadan passed while I was in a comatose state. I ask you, may Allah reward you, to inform me of the ruling on fasting Ramadan for me, and on prayer while in a coma?
Answer:
If your mind was gone before Ramadan, and the loss of mind continued until Ramadan ended, then you owe nothing; there is no prayer and no fasting, provided you were in a state of legal accountability... If your mind was gone for the entire month of Ramadan, there is no prayer and no fasting. If you fast, you make it up as a precaution, as some scholars have said, and that is good, but it is not obligatory for you, neither prayer nor fasting.
As for if the coma is short, one or two days, this is like sleep; you make up what you missed of prayer and fasting after you regain consciousness, if the coma is short, three days or less, just as some of the Companions made up, such as 'Ammar and others. But if the matter lasts longer, this is closer to insanity, so you owe nothing.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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