Is a person with 100% autism, who does not comprehend fasting, accountable for prayer and fasting, and should days of fasting be made up for him or expiatory feeding be paid on his behalf?
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If the child is of unsound mind such that he does not comprehend the divine discourse addressing him with regard to acts of worship, then he is not accountable. Therefore, there is no fasting required of him, nor any feeding, and the father is not obligated to fast or feed on his behalf.
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