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AL-KAFI #1930: ADAKAH ORANG GILA YANG SEDAR KEMBALI DI BULAN RAMADAN PERLU QADA SEMUA PUASANYA?
Does a person who was insane and regains sanity in the middle of Ramadan have to make up all the fasts missed?
Short answer
A person who recovers from insanity during a day in Ramadan is not obliged to fast on that day.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person who recovers from insanity during a day in Ramadan is not obliged to fast on that day. He is also not required to make up the fast of that day or of the earlier days missed. This is because sanity is a condition for the obligation to fast and the insane are not among those held legally accountable (mukallaf). According to the preferred view, he is also not required to abstain from things that break the fast for the rest of that day.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Orang gila yang kembali pulih di siang hari bulan Ramadan maka tidak diwajibkan berpuasa pada hari tersebut dan tidak diwajibkan untuk mengqadakan puasa yang ditinggalkan pada hari itu dan hari-hari sebelumnya.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1930: ADAKAH ORANG GILA YANG SEDAR KEMBALI DI BULAN RAMADAN PERLU QADA SEMUA PUASANYA?”, 25 April 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5618-al-kafi-1930-adakah-orang-gila-yang-sedar-kembali-di-bulan-ramadan-perlu-qada-semua-puasanya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/insane-person-recovers-ramadan-make-up-fasts/