FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1186: ADAKAH PERLU QADHA SOLAT SELEPAS SEDAR DARI KOMA YANG LAMA
Must a person who wakes from a long coma make up the prayers missed during it?
Short answer
The fatwa states that a person in a long coma does not need to make up missed prayers, because the intellect is considered absent and sound mind is a condition for prayer being obligatory.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fatwa states that a person in a long coma does not need to make up missed prayers, because the intellect is considered absent and sound mind is a condition for prayer being obligatory. The schools differ: the Maliki and Shafi'i schools do not require making up, the Hanbali school requires it, and the Hanafi school requires it if the period does not exceed six prayer times. The fatwa concludes that making up is required if the unconsciousness is short, under three days, and not required if the coma or unconsciousness lasts more than three days.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami lebih cenderung kepada qadha' solat jika sekiranya tempoh pengsan adalah pendek seperti kurang dari tiga hari dan tidak perlu qadha' jika tempoh koma atau pengsan adalah lama, yang lebih dari tiga hari.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1186: ADAKAH PERLU QADHA SOLAT SELEPAS SEDAR DARI KOMA YANG LAMA”, 31 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3256-al-kafi-1186-adakah-perlu-qadha-solat-selepas-sedar-dari-koma-yang-lama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/make-up-prayers-after-long-coma/