and had abandoned the fasts because the injury had disrupted her mind and awareness, then no fasting is required of her and she bears no legal responsibility at all, for the obligation is lifted from one whose reason has vanished. Acts of worship are only binding upon a sane, accountable adult. Accordingly, this woman who died from her injury while mentally impaired and devoid of awareness is under no duty to make up the fasts.

If, however, she retained her intellect and her awareness, yet the injury still affected her until she passed away, the duty of fasting does not fall from her. Should she have left an estate, a kaffarah (expiation) is taken from it—feeding one needy person for every day she failed to fast. If one of her relatives volunteers either to provide the food on her behalf or to fast in her place, it is hoped that such a deed will benefit her.

This ruling applies only when she was not mentally incapacitated during the period in which she missed the fasts. But if she was of unsound mind and had lost her reason, no fasting is due from her. Allah knows best.