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The
fast of one who is senile at times and sane at another
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Question: What is the ruling of the fast of
one who at times is sane and at times is not, or is sane at
times and senile at another?
Response:
The ruling revolves around his state. So at the times he is
awake and sane he must fast, and at the times he is unconscious
or senile he is not required to fast. Let us assume he is
senile one day and sane the next, then on the day he is senile
he is not required to fast, whilst on the day he is sane he
is required to fast.
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen
Fataawa Ramadhaan - Volume 1, Page 239, Fatwa No.186;
Fiqh al-'Ibaadaat - Page 187
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