My husband is on ventilator and is most of the time heavily sedated. How would we cover his missed salah?

6 Aug 2013 · 29 Ramadan 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 26462English

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1 : My husband is on a ventilator until his condition gets better. Hes concious but has to be kept sedated at all times. That being said, he is obviously unable to pray. What does he do about the missed prayers? Im keeping track of what has been missed.

2 : Shaykh, the ventilator description is as followed:

He was on the ventilator for a few days because of respiratory failure leading to pneumonia. He was given medication to keep him sedated and asleep most of the time. He did wake from time to time but has no memory of the days on the ventilator due to the medicine. He's making up the missed prayers slowly but I just wanted to provide more details, as you asked.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

We make du῾ā’ that Allah grants your husband complete recovery, Amīn.

In principle, if a person is unconscious due to medication, then the duration of the unconsciousness will be considered to determine the position of his salāh.

If the person remains unconscious for a complete day and night then it is an obligatory for him to make Qadhā’ of the five missed prayers once he regains consciousness.[1]

However, if he remains unconscious for more than a complete day and night to the extent that time for the sixth prayer expires[2] then the obligation of prayer will fall off. He will not need to make Qadhā’ for these missed prayers.[3]

And Allah Ta’āla knows best

Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] ففى الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 102) (وَمَنْ جُنَّ أَوْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ) ... يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً قَضَى الْخَمْسَ

[2] ففى حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 435) - دار الكتب العلمية بيروت - "بأن خرج وقت السادسة" هذا قولمحمد وهو المصحح في أكثر المعتبرات مجمع الأنهر وقالابن أمير حاج قول محمد أشبه لأن المسقط للقضاء وقوعه في الحرج وذلك بدخول الفوائت في حد التكرار وقال في الفتح وقول محمد أصح تخريجا على قضاء

[3] ففى بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (1/ 246) - دار الكتب العلمية بيروت - وَكَذَا الْمَرِيضُ الْعَاجِزُ عَنْ الْإِيمَاءِ إذَا فَاتَتْهُ صَلَوَاتٌ ثُمَّ بَرَأَ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ أَوْ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً قَضَاهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ لَا قَضَاءَ عَلَيْهِ لِمَا قُلْنَا فِي الْمُغْمَى عَلَيْهِ وَمِنْ الْمَشَايِخِ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْمَرِيضِ: إنَّهُ يَقْضِي وَإِنْ امْتَدَّ وَطَالَ؛ لِأَنَّ الْمَرَضَ لَا يُعْجِزُهُ عَنْ فَهْمِ الْخِطَابِ بِخِلَافِ الْإِغْمَاءِ وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّهُ لَا فَرْقَ بَيْنَهُمَا لِأَنَّ سُقُوطَ الْقَضَاءِ عَنْ الْمُغْمَى عَلَيْهِ لَيْسَ؛ لِعَدَمِ فَهْمِ الْخِطَابِ بِدَلِيلِ أَنَّهُ لَا قَضَاءَ عَلَى الْحَائِضِ وَالنُّفَسَاءِ وَإِنْ كَانَتَا تَفْهَمَانِ الْخِطَابَ بَلْ لِمَكَانِ الْحَرَجِ

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وفى الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 102) - ((زَالَ عَقْلُهُ بِبَنْجٍ أَوْ خَمْرٍ) أَوْ دَوَاءٍ (لَزِمَهُ الْقَضَاءُ وَإِنْ طَالَتْ) لِأَنَّهُ بِصُنْعِ الْعِبَادِ) ... وَعِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَسْقُطُ الْقَضَاءُ بِالْبَنْجِ وَالدَّوَاءِ لِأَنَّهُ مُبَاحٌ فَصَارَ كَالْمَرِيضِ كَمَا فِي الْبَحْرِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَالظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ عَطْفَ الدَّوَاءِ عَلَى الْبَنْجِ عَطْفُ تَفْسِيرٍ وَأَنَّ الْمُرَادَ شُرْبُ الْبَنْجِ لِأَجْلِ الدَّوَاءِ، أَمَّا لَوْ شَرِبَهُ لِلسُّكْرِ فَيَكُونُ مَعْصِيَةً بِصُنْعِهِ كَالْخَمْرِ، وَأَنَّهُ لَوْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُبَاحٍ كَإِكْرَاهٍ يَكُونُ كَالْبَنْجِ فَيَجْرِي فِيهِ الْخِلَافُ. وَلَا يَرُدُّ عَلَى التَّعْلِيلِ سُقُوطُ الْقَضَاءِ بِالْفَزَعِ مِنْ سَبُعٍ أَوْ آدَمِيٍّ كَمَا مَرَّ لِقَوْلِهِمْ إنَّ سَبَبَهُ ضَعْفُ قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ مَرَضٌ أَيْ فَهُوَ سَمَاوِيٌّ.

(قَوْلُهُ كَالنَّوْمِ) أَيْ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُسْقِطُ الْقَضَاءَ أَيْضًا لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَمْتَدُّ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً غَالِبًا فَلَا حَرَجَ فِي الْقَضَاءِ بِخِلَافِ الْإِغْمَاءِ لِأَنَّهُ مِمَّا يَمْتَدُّ عَادَةً بَحْر

Answered by: Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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