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IRSYAD HUKUM #279: SOLAT DAN PENYAKIT ALZHEIMER
What is the ruling on prayer for a person with Alzheimer's disease, and may his children make up missed prayers for him?
Short answer
In the first and second stages of Alzheimer's, the obligation to pray remains, and the patient should be assisted by family or friends.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the first and second stages of Alzheimer's, the obligation to pray remains, and the patient should be assisted by family or friends. The fatwa classifies the illness as close to the state of the ma'tuh (senile or mentally impaired), citing the hadith that the pen is lifted from the mentally impaired until he regains his reason. It also holds that a person with kharaf and a person with junun share the same ruling, and advises consulting medical specialists to determine the stage of the illness.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika tahap ini iaitu yang pertama dan kedua, kami berpendapat, kewajipan solat masih lagi perlu dilakukan dengan bantuan kaum keluarga atau rakan bagi memudahkannya melakukan ibadat solat.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM #279: SOLAT DAN PENYAKIT ALZHEIMER”, 6 January 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2991-irsyad-al-fatwa-279-solat-dan-penyakit-alzheimer. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-prayer-for-alzheimers-patients/