Is a fatal illness that afflicts a person in old age considered a good end? And do memory loss, forgetfulness, and constant impurity excuse the afflicted person from prayer and religious obligations? And is voluntary fasting beneficial as a charity on behalf of the deceased?

The calamities that afflict a righteous believer expiate his sins and raise his status. However, a person being afflicted with illnesses in old age does not indicate a good or bad ending. It has been reported that the one who dies of an abdominal disease, the drowned, and the one who dies under a collapsed building are martyrs, and this is not restricted to old age.