Q: I have a sixteen-year-old daughter who suffers many diseases including moderate mental retardation as well as kidney failure that requires her to undergo kidney dialysis three times a week. In the light of the facts mentioned above, and as she does not understand anything or even talk, and as her body stature looks like that of a seven-year-old girl, not sixteen,my question is:
What is the ruling concerning her performing Salah (Prayer) and Sawm (Fast), given that (Part No. 5; Page No. 18) she does not perceive anything around her or even talk
despite that she is sixteen?
A:
If the said girl can not perceive anything around her, she will not be bound by any religious duties, because she is not Mukallaf (person meeting the conditions to be held legally accountable for their actions).May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
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